3/4 c. Butter Flavor Crisco
1 c. peanut butter
1 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. water
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Granulated sugar

Beat first 3 ingredients until creamy. Beat in water, egg and vanilla. Add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Cover; chill about 2 hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape into 1-inch balls.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with tines of fork dipped in granulated sugar to form crisscross pattern. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered. Yield: about 7 dozen.