entry by Maren Stafford
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
Preheat oven to 375. Cream first 6 ingredients. Mix in remaining dry ingredients. Drop heaping teaspoon fulls on ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with fork in criss-cross pattern. Bake for 7-8 minutes until set and just begining to brown. Cool on baking sheet. Store immediately in air tight container to make sure they stay soft. Makes 3 dozen cookies.