Description
If you love the iconic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, then you will love these peanut butter thumbprint cookies filled with your favorite flavor of jam.
Ingredients
Units
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 + 1/4 cups granulated sugar (divided)
- 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup strawberry jelly
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the butter, shortening and peanut butter. Mix on medium until combined.
- Add in the 1 cup of granulated sugar and vanilla bean paste. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs one at a time until incorporated.
- Add in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until a dough ball forms.
- Scoop the cookies out using a cookie scoop. Roll the dough ball between your two palms.
- Place the remaining 1/4 cup of granulated sugar in a shallow little bowl.
- Roll the dough balls into the sugar.
- Press down the center of the dough to form the thumbprint.
- Place a teaspoon (or more depending on how big of a thumbprint you made) of jelly into the hole.
- Place into the oven and bake for 12 – 14 or until done. Place on a cooling rack to cool. If you need the jelly spread out more, gently spread out with a toothpick.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Baking, Cookie