French Crème Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a large mixing bowl, cream butter, crisco, & peanut butter. add powdered sugar & beat until fluffy. blend in vanilla & egg and beat until creamy. stir in the flour, soda, salt, & cream of tarter; mix well. chill for about 30 minutes or so for easier handling. roll dough into 1-inch balls & place them 2-3 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet. slightly, flatten each cookie ball with a fork….using a cris-cross pattern. note: coat a fork with shortening, and then dip the fork in sugar before cris-crossing each cookie so the fork don't stick to the dough. bake for about 12 minutes. cool cookies on cookie sheets a bit because these cookies can crumble easily if you don’t let them rest. then… remove from cookie sheets & cool on racks completely.