Awesome Peanut Butter Cookies

3/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup crisco shortening

1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

3 tbsp milk

1egg

1 tbsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt (if desired)

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine peanut butter, crisco, brown sugar, milk

and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.

Add egg, Beat just until blended. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed

mixture at low speed. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie

sheet. Flatten criss-cross with tines of a fork. Bake uncovered 6-7 minutes until set and slightly

brown. Cook 2 minutes before removing to cooling rack.