Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes about 3 dozen

1 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons water
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream together the shortening, sugars, and peanut butter until well blended. Add eggs and water, and mix well. Combine dry ingredients, and gradually add to dough.

Form cookies on ungreased baking sheets with a cookie press or roll into balls and flatten with a floured four, fingers, or cookie stamp. I used my favorite "hand and heart" cookies stamp.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies come off the tray best if you wait about 5 minutes before removing them to the cooling racks. Of course, they taste best right out of the oven!