Joy's Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

By: Joy Schantz

Recipe History:

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup peanut butter.

3 cups flour, sifted

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Directions

• Cream shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla. Stir in peanut butter.
• Sift dry ingredients, then stir into creamed mixture.
• Drop by rolled tablespoons on an ungreased cookie sheet. 
• Press each with the back of a floured fork to make crisscrosses. (Hershey's kisses can be added on top of each cookie, if desired.) 
• Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes. Makes 5 dozen.