Peanut Butter Cookies3

1/2 cup shortening 
1/2 cup granulated sugar 
1/2 cup light brown sugar 
1/2 cup peanut butter 
1 beaten egg 
1 tsp baking soda 
1 1/2 cups flour, all purpose, sifted 


Cream shortening and sugars. Add peanut butter and mix. Stir in beaten egg. 
Sift together flour and baking soda and add to creamed mixture. Mix well. 
Form the dough into 2 1/2 dozen equal balls. Place on ungreased cookie 
sheet 2" apart. Flatten with fork dipped in flour, making criss-cross marks 
with tines of the fork. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees F.