Peanut Butter Crisscrosses

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups flour*
2 tsp soda
½ tsp salt

(* For richer cookies, use 2 cups flour)
Thoroughly cream shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla
Stir in peanut butter
Sift dry ingredients, stir into creamed mixture
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet
Press with back of fork dipped in flour
Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes
Makes 5 dozen cookies