Peanut Butter Cup Cookies I

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration
• 30 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• in a large mixer bowl cream peanut butter, shortening, 1/3 cup sugar and the brown sugar. add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
• combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture, blending thoroughly. shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls; roll the balls in sugar.
• place on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 10-12 minutes. remove from oven and immediately place unwrapped peanut butter cup on top of each cookie, pressing down so that cookie cracks around edges. cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.