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Blossom's Peanut Butter Cookies

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Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch to 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 well beaten eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening e.g., Crisco

Equipment

  • 2 mixing bowls
  • 1 baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In the first mixing bowl, blend the vegetable shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs.
  3. Add the peanut butter and blend.
  4. In the second mixing bowl, combine the baking powder, salt, and flour.
  5. Combine the contents of the second mixing bowl into the first.
  6. Spoon the batter onto the ungreased baking sheet.
  7. Dip a fork in flour and press a criss-cross shape into each cookie.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes.