Blue Ribbon Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 beat shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add egg and beat until incorporated.
• 3 sift together in separate bowl the flour, baking powder, soda and salt. stir with whip until well blended.
• 4 add flour mixture to mixing bowl and mix on low speed until just incorporated. do not overmix.
• 5 chill for 1 hour.
• 6 roll in balls about the size of golf balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 flatten, criss-cross fashion with a fork dipped in sugar.
• 8 bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
• 9 leave cookies on cookie sheet exactly 1 minute before transferring to rack to cool completely.