5 sticks margarine
2 1/2 cups white sugar
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
5 eggs
2 1/2 cups peanut butter
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour

Cream together margarine, sugars, and eggs. Add peanut butter and mix well. Add dry ingredients.
Drop by teaspoonful on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Makes 8 or 9 dozen.

Recipe from Amish Mennonite Cookbook II

1 C. peanut butter
1/4 C. vegetable shortening
1/2 C. boiling water
2 C. Bisquick® baking mix or your BLM
1 C. granulated sugar or brown sugar -- packed

Heat oven to 400 degrees F, moderately hot.

Blend peanut butter, shortening, sugar and water with electric mixer or spoon until smooth. Stir in Bisquik.

Drop small teaspoons on slightly greased baking sheet. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped Bisquik or press with form dipped in Bisquik.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

Makes about 6 1/2 dozen.

Recipe from Bisquik - around 1955