Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

• 2/3 cup Jif Crunchy Peanut Butter

• 1/2 cup Crisco® Shortening

• 2 eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup milk

• 1/3 cup Jif Crunchy Peanut Butter

• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar

• Light cream
Directions
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.

• Cream brown sugar, the 2/3 cup Jif and the Crisco® Shortening.

• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.

• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.

• Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating till well mixed.

• Spread in a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

• Bake in 350ºF oven about 30 minutes or till done (center will be slightly soft).

• Cool.

• For frosting, cream together the 2/3 cup Jif and the butter or margarine.

• Slowly beat in powdered sugar and enough light cream to make of spreading consistency.

• Spread frosting over the cooled cookies in the pan.

• Cut into diamond-shaped bars.

• Makes 1 1/2 to 2 dozen bar cookies