Ingredients needed to make Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies:

1/2 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
3/4 cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 6 ounce package chocolate chips

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Blend the peanut butter, sugars, shortening, vanilla and eggs and beat thoroughly.

Mix the flour, salt and baking soda together and add to the peanut butter mixture. Make sure the mixture is well blended. Fold in the package of chocolate chips.

Using a spoon, drop the desired amount of batter onto a cookie sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake for around 10 to 15 minutes.

Contributed by Connie Corder, Copyright 2009 ChristmasChimney.com