Grandma K’s Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

½ cup creamy peanut butter

½ cup butter, softened

1 ¼ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup oats

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Beat together peanut butter, shortening, and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Sit in oats. 

3. Form into one inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. 

4. Bake 12-14 minutes. Makes four dozen.