Peanut butter and jelly Thumb Print cookies - tastes like a little PB&J sandwich
Course Dessert, snacks
Cuisine American
Keyword Peanut Butter , Jelly
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 16 minutesminutes
Total Time 26 minutesminutes
Equipment
Electric Mixer
OVEN
Ingredients
1 ¼CupAll-Purpose Flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
½tsp baking soda
½ teaspoonsaltoptional
¾cuppeanut butterI use jiff
½ cup1 stick softened butter
⅓cuppacked brown sugar
⅓cupgranulated sugar
⅓cuppowdered sugar for rolling of dough balls
1teaspoonvanilla extract
½cupjam or jellyI use smuckers
Instructions
Preheat oven 350°- Whisk dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl (flour,baking powder, baking soda, and optional salt -set aside
With a hand mixer or stand mixer -beat peanut butter and butter until smooth on medium speed. Add white granular sugar and brown sugar. beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla blend well. Reduce speed and add dry ingredients mix well
Scoop level tablespoons of dough - roll in a ball - roll in powdered sugar - place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart (parchment-lined will make easier)
Bake for 10 minutes, remove under baked cookies from the oven. Make an indentation in the center with the handle of a wooden spoon or a dowl. return to oven for 6-7 minutes until golden brown - transfer to wire racks to cool completely
Heat jam or jelly in the microwave for 45 -60 seconds -spoon ½ teaspoon jam into each cookie -serve
Keep cookies for 5-7 days in an airtight container