Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

By Jrhayashi

These cookies are absolutely wonderful and so easy to make.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
• 1/4 plus 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 jar of your favorite jam

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Beat together the butter and peanut butter until fluffy. Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt and sift into the peanut butter mixture. Mix until uniform and smooth.

Pull pieces of dough and roll between your hands to form 1" balls.
Roll balls in remaining sugar.

Place cookie balls on a greased cookie sheet 2" apart. Make an indentation ok each ball with your thumb or spoon, fill the indentation with approximately 1/4 tsp of jam.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown on the edges. Cool on wire rack.