Irresistible Jif Peanut Butter Cookies

• servings: 36 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 23 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. HEAT oven to 375ºF. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.

2. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls of dough 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.

3. BAKE one baking sheet at a time for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.