Peanut Butter-Cocoa Cookies

Yield: about 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Heaet oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
2. Cream shortening and peanut butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating well.
3. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
4. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Flatten cookies with a fork to 1/4-inch thickness in a crisscross pattern.
5. Bake for 10 minutes.