Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Pure nostalgia in a soft, chewy peanut butter cookie with peanut butter chips, and jelly.
- Prep time
- 35 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 36 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter ((2 sticks/8 oz./225 grams, softened))
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 2/3 cup strawberry jam
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- 2
In the bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the sugars and butter until you get a grainy consistency. Add the eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla, and beat until fluffy. On low speed, add the flour mixture and peanut butter chips, and mix until barely combined.
- 3
Fold the dough together a bit with a spatula, and drop heaping tablespoons onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Add a small spoonful of jam on top of each cookie, and use a toothpick to swirl the jam into the dough.
- 4
Bake each batch for 18 to 20 minutes, or just until the edges of the cookies are lightly browned.