Peanut butter and jelly cookies take all the things you love about America’s favorite sandwich and capture them in cookie form. Crunchy crushed peanuts coat the outside of a traditional peanut butter cookie, while a dollop of jelly brings on the sweetness that makes PB&J such a favorite!
Tuck these into a lunchbox to make school lunches sweet, or have them ready for an after school treat. Dunking a PB&J cookie into a glass of milk makes the challenges of the day simply melt away.
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What are Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies?
Our Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies are a cross between delicious Peanut Butter Blossoms and Thumbprint Cookies.
We roll balls of our traditional peanut butter cookie dough in chopped peanuts. After baking, we create an indentation in each cookie and fill it with our favorite jam.
The jam sets as the cookies cool, so while the center still has the gooshiness of a PB&J sandwich, it won’t dribble off the cookie as you’re trying to take a bite. And that’s a good thing… ’cause you’ll be taking LOTS of bites!
Do I Have to Roll Them in Peanuts?
Generally speaking, crunchy peanut butter is a big hit in my house, so the more crunchy peanuts, the better. But if you’re a creamy peanut butter type of person, you can definitely make naked cookies by omitting the chopped peanuts.
If you like the texture that the peanuts bring but can’t use nuts, you can also roll the cookies in granola before baking. This gives them a little extra crunch but without peanuts.
What Kind of Jam Works Best?
Whatever your favorite is!
Jam and preserves work better than jelly. When I’ve tried using jelly, it liquified when coming into contact with the hot cookie. I have also tried (and failed) to use apple butter.
As far as flavor goes, my go-to is strawberry, but I am happy to use whatever we have on hand. I’ve made them using raspberry, apricot, and blueberry as well. Whatever flavor you prefer to use on a PB&J sandwich would most likely be the best jam for you!
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, in a large mixing bowl, cream together softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix well. Set aside.
- In a smaller bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add this to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix to combine.
- Form balls, using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each. Roll in crushed peanuts.
- Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1-inch apart. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- As soon as cookies are baked, use the back of a soup or measuring spoon to indent the center of each cookie.
- Working quickly, fill each indentation with jam or preserves.
- Remove cookies to a cooling rack. The jam will set as the cookies cool.
Looking for More Cookie Recipes?
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Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies
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dozenThese sweet treats take everything you love about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and capture them in cookie form
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup lightly salted peanuts, chopped
1/2 cup jam or preserves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix well. Set aside. - In a smaller bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add this to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix to combine.
- Form balls, using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each. Roll in crushed peanuts.
- Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1-inch apart. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 15 minutes.
- As soon as cookies are baked, use the back of a soup or measuring spoon to indent the center of each cookie. Working quickly, fill each indentation with jam or preserves.
- Remove cookies to a cooling rack. The jam will set as the cookies cool.
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