Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

From the kitchen of Michelle Burgess

Ingredients

1/2 cup crunchy-style peanut butter
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-6 oz package chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat throughly peanut butter, shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop batter 2 inches apart onto baking stone. Bake 10-15 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes before removing from baking stone.