Homemade Slice & Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

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Title: Homemade Slice & Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Mixes, Peanut butt
Yield: 4 servings

2 c Vegetable shortening
2 c Granulated sugar
2 c Packed brown sugar
2 c Peanut butter; creamy or
-chunky
2 ts Vanilla extract
4 Eggs
5 c Unbleached flour
4 ts Baking soda

Recipe by: _Make-A-Mix_ by Eliason, Harward & Westover
Cut four 14" x 12" pieces of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with the granulated and brown
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gars and the peanut butter. Beat in vanilla extract and eggs until light
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nd fluffy. In a large bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Stir flour
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ture into egg and butter mixture; blend well. Stir in chocolate chips and
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nuts; stir to distribute evenly.

Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Shape each piece into an 8" - 10" roll.
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rap rolls in waxed paper. Place the rolls in a rectangular freezer
contain=
er with a tight fitting lid, or into a large freezer zip-lock bag, or wrap
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well in a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Label with date and
contents.=
Store in freezer. Use within 6 months. =

To prepare cookies: Slightly thaw one roll of peanut butter cookie dough.
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Preheat oven to 350=B0. Cut the dough into 1" thick slices; cut each
slic=
e into quarters and roll each quarter into a ball. Arrange balls on
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sed cookie sheets, placing about 1 1/2" apart. Flatten the dough balls
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th the tines of a fork in the traditional criss-cross pattern. Bake for
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bout 8-10 minutes, or until browned around the edges. Remove from oven
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cool on wire racks. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Makes 4 rolls of cookie dough, or enough for about 12 dozen cookies.

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