PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY COOKIES

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups All-Purpose Flour 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

1/4 tsp. Salt 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

3/4 tsp. Baking Soda 1/2 tsp. Vanilla

1/2 cup Butter 1 Egg

1/2 cup Peanut Butter Strawberry Jelly

Directions:

Adjust oven racks to the top and middle (#’s 2 & 4) of the oven; turn thermostat control to 375 degrees.
Measure the Flour in Dry Measuring Cups.
Measure the Salt and Baking Soda; combine with the Flour in a small mixing bowl – set aside.
Beat the Butter until it is creamy; add the Peanut Butter, the Sugars and Vanilla and continue beating until smooth and creamy.
Add the Egg and beat well.
Add the Flour mixture to the creamed mixture; blend well.
Form cookies with a #60 scoop; place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Using the small end of a melon baller or your thumb, make an indentation (about ½” wide & deep) in the middle of each cookie. (See Photo A below)
Using a # 70 scoop or a small spoon place a small amount of Jelly in each cookie. (See Photo B below)
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack; cool until firm enough to handle.