Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• mix sugars, peanut butter, and shortening. add baking soda to the hot water. add to mixture. stir well.
• stir in the eggs. add the flour. roll dough into balls.
• place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. press with fork dipped in water to make criss-cross design. bake at 350 - 375 degrees f (175 - 190 degrees c) for about 8-10 minutes.