1⁄2cup butter, softened

1⁄2cup butter flavor shortening

1cup white sugar

1cup packed brown sugar

2eggs

1cup creamy peanut butter

1teaspoon vanilla

2 1⁄2cups flour

1teaspoon baking soda

1teaspoon salt

Cream butter, shortening and sugars. Add the eggs and blend well. Add the peanut butter and vanilla. Add all dry ingredients until well blended.

Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Using a fork, make a crisscross pattern in each cookie.

Bake at 375º for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Leave the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a rack to cool completely.