Recipe for PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES - Martinsville Bulletin

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Desserts
Contributed by: Linda Clark France
Ingredients: 1â�„2 cup sugar 1â�„2 cup brown sugar 1â�„2 cup shortening 1â�„2 cup peanut butter 1 egg 11â�„4 cups flour 3â�„4 tsp. baking soda 1â�„2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter; beat in egg. Add in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Roll dough into balls and place on a cookie sheet. Press each ball with the tines of a fork vertically and horizontally. Bake 10-12 minutes.
(This recipe was contributed as part of a "Cook of the Week" feature.)