Name: No Fail Bake Sale Peanut Butter Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup peanut butter; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/8 teaspoon salt

No Fail Bake Sale Peanut Butter Cookies

Contribute to a local bake sale with these No Fail Bake Sale Peanut Butter Cookies. You can even make the dough a couple hours before you need to bake them. This recipe makes lots of crisp peanut butter cookies, so feel free to sneak one!

Chilling Time2 hr

Cooking Time10 min

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Cream shortening and sugar by beating the shortening until smooth and fluffy and then gradually adding the sugar, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until light and fluffy.
Add peanut butter and beat until well blended.
Add eggs and vanilla and stir until well blended.
Sift together the flour, soda, and salt. Add gradually to sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place about 3 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Flatten by making a crisscross design with a fork dipped in sugar.
Bake until lightly brown and crisp. Cool on rack. When completely cool pack as crisp cookies.