Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening (or margarine)
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed (or 1/6 cup packed Splenda brown sugar blend)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• granulated sugar
• 1 (9 ounce) bag Hershey chocolate kisses (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
2. In large mixer bowl, beat shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
3. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk & vanilla, and beat well.
4. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to peanut butter mixture until just mixed.
5. Shape dough into 1" balls. Roll in granulated sugar & place on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Back 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
7. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
8. Optional: Immediately after removing from oven, place 1 Hershey's Kiss on top of each cookie, pressing down so cookie cracks around edges.

shortening, creamy peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, chocolate kisses

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soft-peanut-butter-cookies-410278 (may not work)