These cookies got me thinking about all the different ways that I enjoy peanut butter and jelly. You know I love a list… so here goes.
I love peanut butter and jelly:
on white bread with the crust cut off.
rolled up in a warm flour tortilla.
on a toasted bagel, excluding the dreaded onion bagel.
on a spoon.
at midnight.
at lunch from a plastic bag.
with a Capri Sun.
after a date.
after a breakup.
with a banana.
without a stinkin’ banana.
on Wednesday.
every Wednesday.
from now.
until forever.
amen.
I could go on. and on and. on. Really… let’s cut to the cookie.
These flourless peanut butter cookies are my go-to cookie recipe. There are only four ingredients. This recipe is heroic. They’re super simple, crisp little cookies. Make a little indentation in the center of these cookies, add your favorite jam, bake em up… you’ve got peanut butter and jelly cookies.
It’s not rocket science. It is super yumtown.
Flourless Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
adapted from The Gourmet Cookbook
makes about 32 small cookies
1 cup all-natural chunky or smooth peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
about 1/4 cup any fruit preserves you fancy
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet with butter and set aside. In a mixer combine peanut butter and sugars until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and baking soda and mix for another 2 minutes. The dough will be crumbly. Roll into teaspoon sized balls and make a small indentation in the center of the dough ball with your pointer finger. Fill the depression with fruit preserves. Bake for 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on a baking sheet for two minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Fiona
YUM!! I can’t wait to try this and so simple too :)
Sinful Southern Sweets
Love the looks of these great cookies! Nice recipe!!
Allie
I was laughing out loud the entire time I read this. Thanks for a great post!
Kristin
Soooo stinkin’ simple. I have this one saved for later :)
Colleen
sounds delicious! thank you Joy for another inspirational recipe :)
Evan B
YUM! I’m going to not only try em with jelly, but I think I may try em with a dab of chocolate too :)
Catawampus world
Chocolate? O.O
Amanda@ A Few Short Cuts
I’ve made these cookies before for my son. He is allergic to wheat and loves them! I never thought of adding jelly to the middle. Thanks for the idea.
Suz
“without a stinkin’ banana” made me laugh out loud. These sound GREAT. Any combination of jam and anything else is fine by me, especially if that anything else is a cookie.
Jennifer3
These look like so much fun! And peanut butter and jelly burritos are a staple lunch in this house :)
Limei
oh my goshness, how delightfully yummy!
Angelique
I might make them today.. I WILL INFACT!
Thank you!
Maria Trader
why hasn’t that thought ever occured to me…peanut butter cookies with a jam center…
Andrea
Genius. I can’t get enough of peanut butter and jelly, personally.
Chelsey Green
Holy yum!! I am so tempted to go down and bake these like now!!
With love and cucpakes,
CookTeen
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Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
You had me at peanut butter…peanut butter are my MOST favorite cookies. Give me some jelly and my heart is content!