Diddy's PB Cookees

• My dad LOVES peanut butter cookies and it's one of the few things that will make him stalk the stove. My granny and him are the reason I cook. Together we love to experiment and try making different things. So when I adapted this recipe it was with him in mind.   We love Jif Peanut Butter and Creamy is the only way we eat it so why not start here... 

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• Ingredients: 

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• 1 1/2 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter *

• 1/2 stick Shortening 

• Or 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening

• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar

• 4 tablespoons milk

• 1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

• 1 large egg

• 1 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour

• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt

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• *  I only use Jif. I normally buy the small container and use the entire thing plus a tablespoon from another jar!

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• Directions: 

1. HEAT oven to 375°F. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.

1. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.

1. BAKE one baking sheet at a time 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.

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One of my favorite things to add to the mix is Chocolate (Seriously who does not LOVE chocolate). I add chips, chunks or both... Another favorite is to put Nutella frosting in between two cookies.. :-D Yummy.. Now my mouth is watering!!!