Paydirt Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter shortening flavored
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 3  eggs 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 17.5 ounce peanut butter sandwich cookie crumbs 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 tablespoons water 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• mixing bowl
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Combine peanut butter(including peanut butter from box mix), shortening, oil and water in a large mixing bowl, blend until smooth.
3. Adding one at a time, blend in sugar, brown sugar , eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
4. In a smaller bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. When those are combined, add dry mix from boxed cookie mix to flour mixture and stir using a whisk to break up any lumps.
5. Combine dry mixture a little at a time into wet mixture and mix well. It may become necessary to finish mixing dough by hand.
6. Roll dough into 1 1/2 to 2 inch balls and place a baking sheet leave 2 to 2 1/2 inches between cookies. Cross-hatch dough balls using a fork to flatten to 1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness.
7. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) about 7 to 10 minutes, until edges start to turn light brown.
8. Remove from oven let stand for 5 minutes and transfer cookies to wire rack.