Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies I Recipe

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.