Peanut butter and jelly, a classic American combination, gets a delicious twist in these soft and chewy cookies. These cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and salty, with a hint of nutty flavor. They're also incredibly easy to make, with just a few simple ingredients and no chill time required.
This recipe provides two variations: the classic peanut butter and jelly cookie, and a funfetti version with sprinkles for a festive touch. Both versions are sure to be a hit with kids and adults alike.
The classic peanut butter and jelly cookie features a peanut butter cookie base filled with a sweet and tart jelly center. The funfetti version adds a pop of color and sweetness with rainbow sprinkles mixed into the cookie dough.
These cookies are perfect for lunchboxes, after-school snacks, or as a sweet treat anytime. They're also a great way to use up leftover peanut butter and jelly.
In this article, you'll find two recipes:
1. Classic Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies: This recipe yields soft and chewy peanut butter cookies filled with a sweet and tart jelly center.
2. Funfetti Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies: This recipe adds a fun and festive touch to the classic peanut butter and jelly cookie with rainbow sprinkles mixed into the cookie dough.
Both recipes are easy to follow and require minimal ingredients. So preheat your oven and let's get baking!
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES
These cookies are great for kids of all ages. I usually double the recipe when I make them. Using a cookie scoop and soda bottle cap to make the indentations results in uniform cookies, which makes a nice presentation. But you can improvise with other lids; just aim for something about the size of a quarter. Use any variety of jelly, but I do not recommend jelly with chunks of fruit, like strawberry. Attempting to move the cookies prior to cooling completely will cause them to break.
Provided by Grace Gutberlet
Categories Desserts Cookies Thumbprint Cookie Recipes
Time 4h50m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat butter, peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Add egg to butter mixture and beat on medium speed until blended. Scrape side of bowl down again.
- Beat flour mixture into butter mixture on low speed until just blended. Scrape bowl and mix a few more seconds.
- Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon-sized balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover baking sheet and refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is ideal).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper and arrange cookie balls atop paper.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven until partially cooked, 11 minutes.
- Place raspberry jam in a bowl and stir until syrup consistency.
- Press a soda bottle cap into the center of each cookie until edges of cookies bulge and begin to crack, making an indentation. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon jam.
- Bake cookies until edges are lightly browned, 7 minutes longer. Cool cookies completely on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Cholesterol 14.3 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 70.2 mg, Sugar 11.3 g
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES
These are just like the shortbread and jam cookies you know, but with the taste of peanut butter and grape jelly.
Provided by Christine Thomas Boss
Categories Desserts Cookies Thumbprint Cookie Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; add the vanilla and continue to beat. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on prepared baking sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger; fill the holes with grape jam.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 14 minutes; allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
- Put the peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in a microwave oven until soft for 10 - 30 seconds, checking every 10 seconds. Be careful not to overheat the peanut butter; do not let it bubble. Stir the vegetable oil through the heated peanut butter; drizzle over the warm cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 52.9 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
This sandwich cookie is great for perking up those brown bag lunches.
Provided by Debbie Rowe
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 54
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl, cream shortening peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Roll into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Spread jam on the bottom of half of the cookie; top with remaining cookie half.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.8 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Cholesterol 3.4 mg, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 46.6 mg, Sugar 5.5 g
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg and sugar together until thoroughly combined. Add the peanut butter and vanilla extract, and stir to combine. The batter will be thick at this point, now it is time to scoop.
- Using a scant 1 tablespoon portion, drop the batter onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spray a small offset spatula with cooking spray and press the balls down until they are 1/3-inch thick; press a little more deeply in the center. Fill each with 1/4 teaspoon of the grape jelly and spread it in a thin layer.
- Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Let the cookies cool; this part is really important, because it is when the cookies firm up and get their perfect cookie crunch.
- Cool and EAT!
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH COOKIES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield About 32 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until combined, then beat in the peanut butter until smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Turn out the dough onto a piece of parchment paper and pat into a rectangle. Top with another piece of parchment and roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Trim the edges of the dough and cut into 1 1/2-inch squares. Arrange 2 inches apart on 2 unlined baking sheets; press each with the back of a fork to make a crisscross pattern, flattening slightly. Gather the scraps and refrigerate until firm, if needed; reroll to cut out more cookies.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are almost set, about 14 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to racks to cool completely. Sandwich the grape jelly (about 1 teaspoon per sandwich) between the cookies.
QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
I have not tried this recipe. I got this recipe from Holidays Of The World Cookbook For Students. This is a American recipe. I plan to use Splenda for baking in place of the sugar and sugar free jam or jelly.
Provided by internetnut
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 25 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In medium mixing bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well blended.
- Form dough into ping pong size balls and place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly, and, using your finger or handle of wooden spoon, poke a dimple into the top of each cookie.
- Bake in oven for about 25 minutes, or until light brown around edges and firm to the touch.
- When cooled to room temperature, fill each dimple with 1/4 teaspoon of your favorite jam, for garnish.
- Serve as a sweet snack with a glass of milk.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Katie Lee's cookies are a quick holiday solution, as they're made entirely in the food processor and are ready in just 25 minutes.
Provided by Katie Lee Biegel
Categories dessert
Time 25m
Yield about 40 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pulse the peanuts in a food processor until they are a fine meal. Add the oats, flour and salt and process until blended. Transfer to a bowl. In the food processor, combine the butter and sugar and process until light and fluffy. With the motor running, add the egg and vanilla. Process until smooth. Add half of the dry ingredients back into the processor and pulse to combine. Add the remaining half and pulse again until combined.
- Drop the cookie dough by the tablespoonful (I use an ice cream scoop) onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between the cookies. Use your thumb to make a thumb print in each cookie.
- Bake until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Stir the jelly in a small bowl to loosen it up and fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH COOKIES
Courtesy of Crisco® You can always tell a Crisco® Shortening-made Cookie - if you can spot them before they're gone!
Provided by Crisco Recipes
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- MIX peanut butter, brown sugar, butter, honey and egg in large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder; add to the peanut butter mixture and mix well. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap or waxed paper and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
- REMOVE portions from refrigerator and place each portion between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Roll each portion into a "sheet" about 1/8-inch thick (refrigerate dough again if it becomes too soft to handle).
- HEAT oven to 350ºF. Using a drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut the dough into circles. Using a smaller drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut smaller circles or "windows" in the center of half of the circles. Transfer cookies to a nonstick baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between them.
- BAKE all cookies 5 to 6 minutes or just until they begin to brown. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. When cookies have cooled, spread the jelly on the plain cookies and top with the "window" cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 45.9, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 7.3, Sodium 25.9, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.7, Protein 0.7
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
Categories Cookies Nut Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Peanut Spring Grape Gourmet Small Plates
Yield Makes about 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a bowl whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In another bowl whisk together peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until smooth and whisk in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture, stirring until blended.
- Roll pieces of dough into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. On a large baking sheet arrange balls 2 inches apart and bake in middle of oven 10 minutes. Working quickly, with the back of a 1/4-teaspoon measuring spoon make an indentation about 1/2 inch in diameter in center of each cookie. Fill each indentation with slightly heaping 1/4 teaspoon jelly and bake cookies 10 minutes more, or until golden. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
These blue ribbon winning cookies have the peanut butter and jelly mixed right into the cookie dough. They won a blue ribbon at my local 2017 fair. Decorated with flowers made with Skippy P. B. Bites and peanut halves. Perfect with a cold glass of milk!
Provided by Dana S.
Categories Cookies
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sets with parchment paper; set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl, cream shortening, butter and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in egg, milk and vanilla.
- 3. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.
- 4. Using a medium cookie scoop, place cookie dough two inches apart on cookie sheets. Eight cookies per sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 4 minutes before removing to cooling racks to cool completely.
- 5. Meanwhile, prepare the peanut butter drizzle. Combine powdered sugar, creamy peanut butter, vanilla and small amounts of milk or heavy cream until desired consistency is reached. Put peanut butter drizzle in a piping bag, squeeze filling to bag tip, tie bag, snip off tip end and drizzle glaze over each cookie. Place a P.B bite in the center of each cookie and add peanut halves for flower petals on each cookie if desired.
Tips:
- Use creamy peanut butter for a smooth and creamy cookie.
- If you don't have a stand mixer, you can use a hand mixer. Just be sure to mix the ingredients until they are well combined.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are just beginning to brown. Overbaking will make the cookies dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help them keep their shape and prevent them from sticking together.
Conclusion:
Peanut butter and jelly cookies are a classic American treat that is loved by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own liking. Whether you like them chewy or crispy, with or without nuts, these cookies are sure to be a hit. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet and satisfying snack, give these peanut butter and jelly cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!
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