Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes     Total Time: 30 minutes    Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar replacement
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar replacement
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 & 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup low sugar jam

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter until it is smooth
  3. Add the sugar and brown sugar and continue beating until well combined
  4. Add peanut butter, egg and vanilla, and beat everything until well combined
  5. Add flour, baking soda and salt to a separate bowl and combine, then add the dry ingredients to your wet ingredients
  6. Beat all the ingredients together until a dough forms, but do not over mix
  7. Shape the dough into 1 1/2″ balls
  8. Place the cookies on your prepared baking sheets with some space in between each one
  9. Lightly spray a fork with oil spray to avoid sticking, and press into the top of each cookie twice (once in each direction to create a center) They should be about half of the original thickness when you are done
  10. Add 1 tsp of jam to the top of each cookie, making sure its right in the center to avoid spilling over
  11. Bake the cookies at 350 for about 15 minutes.
  12. Let the cookies cool right on the pan for 10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling
  13. Enjoy!

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