My Great Grandmother's Peanut Butter Cookies |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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We make these every Christmas. Ingredients:
2 cups shortening (crisco is best) |
2 cups granulated sugar |
2 cups packed brown sugar |
4 large eggs |
2 cups peanut butter |
4 teaspoons baking soda |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 teaspoon salt |
6 cups all-purpose flour |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375. (My oven runs a bit hot, so I put mine at 350.).
2. Cream white sugar, brown sugar and crisco until fluffy.
3. Add eggs and beat well. 'Beat in peanut butter, baking soda, vanilla and salt.
4. You'll have to stir in about 1/2 to 3/4 of the flour. do not use a mixer.This makes an extremely stiff dough you might have to mix in the remaining flour by hand.
5. Shape dough into little 1- 1 1/2 inch diameter balls.
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Use a fork and press down on the top of the balls to make a depression.
7. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are browned. Wait a few seconds before transferring cookies to cooling rack or newspaper.
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