New Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup shortening or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f
• 2 in large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, water, peanut butter, shortening and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls. roll in granulated sugar and, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart. flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar.
• 4 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 5 cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.