CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

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INGREDIENTS

1. 1/2 cup shortening or butter flavored shortening (you can substitute butter but the texture may be a little different)
2. 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3. 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
4. 3 tbsp milk
5. 1 tsp vanilla
6. 1 large egg
7. 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
8. 1/2 cup cocoa
9. 3/4 tsp salt
10. 3/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
4. Drop by heaping tablespoonsful (using a cookie scoop works great) 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
5. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to cool completely.

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