Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces chopped butterfinger candy bars

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Cream together shortening, butter and peanut butter.
3. Add sugars and cream well. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
5. Add to the shortening, butter and peanut butter. Add sugars and cream well.Beat in eggs and vanilla.
6. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.Add to the shortening mix and blend together well.
7. Add candy to cookie dough.
8. Drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
9. Press down on cookies lightly with a fork.
10. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes.cookies should be golden.
11. Allow to set on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then place them on a rack to cool.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/butterfinger-peanut-butter-cookies-130411 (may not work)