Peanut Butter And Jelly Cookies Favorite Family Recipes

There is a good reason that peanut butter and jelly is a classic favorite childhood sandwich combination. The flavors work perfectly together! These peanut butter and jelly cookies are certainly no exception. This is the perfect treat for the PB&J lover, and a fun take on a basic peanut butter cookie.As the cookies bake, the jelly expands with them and you have a nice little sweet, chewy layer. The jelly center doesn’t overwhelm the peanut butter cookie, which is nice. It balances out the flavor of the peanut butter cookie really well, similar to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies Ingredients

This perfectly chewy peanut butter cookie has a little smack of jelly in the middle and is perfectly soft and decadent. Thumbprint cookies are a fun cookie to make with an added addition to the taste. Each bite has a surprise in the middle. These cookies are simply beautiful and simple to make!

Flour – This is the base of the PB&J cookie. It combines the ingredients and gives the cookie a thick form. Baking soda and baking powder – Combining these two baking ingredients are a must when making cookies. Together they build the cookie and help it bake properly in the oven. Salt – This will balance all the ingredients together. Unsalted butter – Soften the cookie with butter! It is a natural softener that gives the cookies a chewy and rich flavor. Peanut butter – Creamy peanut butter is smooth and gives you that “stuck on the roof” feel. This is one of the main ingredients for flavor. Sugars – Brown sugar and granulated sugar are needed for sweetness. Brown sugar is also used to aid in the chewiness of the cookies. Egg – This is a binder! Eggs shape the cookies and hold the cookie form when baked. Milk – Gives that creaminess to the cookie and added liquid to help with the egg mixture. Vanilla extract – Balances out flavors and adds in a sweet and savory flavor. Smucker’s Fruit and Honey Concord Grape Jelly – We love classic grape jelly. For the centers of these cookies, I used the new Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Concord Grape Jelly. If you’re like me, when I picture PB&J sandwiches and now cookies, I think of traditional grape jelly as the center.

How to Make Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

These peanut butter and jelly cookies are a great little after-school snack to serve the kiddos for a fun treat. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, then scoop the cookie dough into balls. From here the PB&J cookie creation begins. You will love the flavor combination!

We are a lover of all things cookies! These cookies are some of our classic and favorite ones we make year-round. The flavor combination and the sweetness are just what everyone needs in a handheld treat! ** This post was sponsored by Smucker’s but all opinions are our own**