- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Blend in peanut butter, salt, egg, vanilla and flour. Mix well.
- Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Press your thumb into the center of each ball, creating a 1/2 inch depression.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes and cool on a rack. Fill the centers with a tart jelly/fruit preserve.