• 1 Cup Shortening
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla

• 1 Cup Peanut Butter
• 3 Cups Flour*
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• Choc Chips (Optional)

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Preheat oven to 350°. Thoroughly cream shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Stir in peanut butter. Sift and dry ingrediants in a separate bowl. Stir into creamed mixture.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with back of floured fork to make criss-cross pattern. Bake 1t 350° about 10 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

* For richer cookies, use 2 Cups flour.

Cook Time:	¾ Hr
Method:	Oven Bake

Serves:	Many
Rating:	Very Good

Source:	Meyer Family
Date:	Jan, 1980