Katie’s Peanut Butter Cookies

 3/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup shortening 

1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 T vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cups plain flour

3/4 t salt  

3/4 t baking soda

3 T milk

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat until just blended.  Combine flour baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until just blended. I drop by heaping teaspoons to inches apart. Press fork in a crisscross pattern with the tines of the fork. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until set and just turning brown. Cool two minutes on baking sheet before removing to cooling rack. Makes 3 dozen.