1      cup           shortening
                  1      cup           granulated sugar
                  1      cup           brown sugar
                  2                    eggs
                  1      teaspoon      vanilla
                  1      cup           peanut butter
                  3      cups          all-purpose flour -- sifted
                  2      teaspoons     baking soda
                    1/2  teaspoon      salt

               Preheat oven to 350 F.

               Thoroughly cream shortening, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.  Stir in
               peanut butter.  Sift dry ingredients, stir into creamed mixture.

               Drop by rounded teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheet.  Press
               with back of floured fork to make crisscrosses.

               Bake in moderate oven (350 F) about 10 minutes.  Makes about 5
               dozen cookies.