All the classic flavors of peanut butter and jelly are baked into a festive thumbprint cookies. These PBJ Thumbprint Cookies are perfect for Christmas!
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And now, let’s talk a little bit more about these PBJ Thumbprint Cookies!
I love making thumbprint cookies around Christmas. There is something so festive about them. And my favorite variety is a peanut butter thumbprint cookie! Because, in case you didn’t know, we love peanut butter around my house! These PBJ Thumbprint Cookies are nearly identical to the Peanut Butter Blossoms I made last year with two changes – one, I used jelly instead of chocolate and two, I used granulated sugar instead of colored sugar. Is it cheating to essentially make the same recipe two years in a row? Maybe, but I couldn’t help myself because we loved these so much last year! The cookie is super soft and full of peanut butter flavor, and they couldn’t be easier to make.
I add the jam to the cookies after they have baked. I tried it both ways, but I think the cookie looks prettier when the jam is added after the baking rather than before.
All the classic flavors of peanut butter and jelly are baked into a festive thumbprint cookies. These PBJ Thumbprint Cookies are perfect for Christmas!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Additional granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup strawberry jelly
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and peanut butter until well combined. Add the 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla and beat well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Slowly pour the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough until firm, about 1 hour (or up to 48 hours).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet, spaced 2 inches apart
- Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and immediately use the back of a small teaspoon measure or the handle of a wooden spoon to make an indent (a "thumbprint" in the center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Fill each indent with about a teaspoon of jelly. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Hershey's
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I made thumbprints this weekend! They’re going up on the blog tomorrow! I love your idea of using peanut butter cookies– so good! Love me some PB&J. Great idea, Cate!
I just made my first thumbprint cookies. They are so much fun! I bet a peanut butter version is phenomenal!
These cookies are darling Cate! And I love anything PB&J!