I went nuts over these cookies. They are a perfect balance of soft peanut butter cookie, a dab of jam and an amazing but simple peanut butter frosting. They are YUM-O and I don’t care who knows it.
PB and J Cookies
Makes 20-25 cookies
1/2 c. AP flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. creamy peanut butter
1/4 c. unsalted butter, room temp.
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg
Strawberry Jam
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. milk
1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of your mixer, blend 3/4 of the peanut butter with the room temperature butter on medium speed. Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat till smooth, approx. 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until incorporated. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined.
3. Using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop the dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Using your thumb, gently dent the center of the cookies. Spoon 1/2 tsp. of the strawberry jelly into each center. Bake until lightly golden, about 12 minutes. Remove to a cookie rack and cool.
4. In a small bowl, beat together the remaining 1/4 cup of peanut butter and the confectioners’ sugar. With a fork or whisk, stir mixture while adding the milk, a little at a time, until the frosting reaches a good consistency for piping. Using a resealable bag with a tiny corner cut off, pipe the frosting over the cookies.
Recipe courtesy of Everyday With Rachel Ray magazine. Ali can be found blogging at her personal website, Jam Hands.
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Those look insanely good!!
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Awesome recipe! I’ll have to try these out with my daughter. Thanks for sharing!
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I am drooling! These look fantastic!!
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I (and my boys) love any variation of the classic PB&J. These look great. And I love that I have almost everything in my cupboards already.
Great No Brainer!
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I am going to have to make these! YUM!
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Yum! My kids would love those!!
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Mom Spark Reply:
November 4th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Yay!
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Yum, peanut butter and jam. And all that sugar too? Awesome!
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These sound so good! I know my kids would go crazy for these cookies.
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Now that is a cool idea. My kids would love this.
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These look delicious and my peanut-butter lovin’ boy would enjoy them. Thanks for the recipe!
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Mom Spark Reply:
November 18th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Enjoy them!
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