yummy chocolate peanut butter cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and peanut butter. beat in the milk, egg and vanilla. stir together the cocoa powder and hot water until cocoa is dissolved; stir into the peanut butter mixture. combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart the prepared cookie sheets. use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern on the top.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.