Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe was sent from hotrachaelratrend.com visitor, Kaleigh Zimmerman. She tells us:

"This cookie was one of my favorites as a little girl. My grandma and mother made these all the time around the holidays. Enjoy! "

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening (butter flavored preferred by me)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoons salt

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.

Cream together the shortening, brown and white sugars until smooth; add eggs and vanilla and fully combine.

Stir in the peanut butter. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix thoroughly but don't overmix.

Roll into walnut-sized balls and press flat with tines of fork to make a pretty design.

Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until fork comes clean.