Amazing Gooey Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. Stir in egg, milk, and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. lightly flatten with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.