PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY HEART COOKIES

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY HEART COOKIES

❤️ Peanut Butter & Jelly Heart Cookies

Ingredients

For the Peanut-Butter Cookie Dough

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• ½ cup packed brown sugar

• ½ cup creamy peanut butter

• 1 large egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Filling

• ½ cup strawberry, raspberry, or grape jam/jelly

• (optional) Powdered sugar for dusting

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Instructions

1. Make the Dough

1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

2. Cream butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter until smooth and fluffy.

3. Add egg and vanilla, beat well.

4. Add dry ingredients and mix just until a dough forms.

5. Chill dough for 30 minutes — this helps keep the heart shape crisp.

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2. Shape the Cookies

1. Roll dough into 1-inch balls.

2. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

3. Using your thumb or two fingers, press two angled thumbprints to form a heart shape.

   • (Alternatively, use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to press a shallow heart well.)

4. Fill each heart indentation with ½–1 teaspoon of your chosen jam or jelly.

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3. Bake

• Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes.

• Cookies should be lightly golden around the edges but still soft.

• Cool on the baking sheet for 2–3 minutes before transferring to a rack.

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Tips & Variations

• PB&J Crumble: Sprinkle a little coarse sugar on the edges before baking for crunch.

• Neater hearts: Chill the filled cookies for 10 minutes before baking so the jam stays tidy.

• Flavor twist: Try apricot, blackberry, or strawberry-rhubarb jam.

• Extra peanut flavor: Drizzle cooled cookies with melted peanut butter.

OTHER RECIPES

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 c. shortening
• 3/4 c. peanut butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 sm. jar raspberry jam
• 3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tbsp. milk
• Heart shape cookie cutters
• Rolling pin
• Cookie sheet
• Cooling rack

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES INSTRUCTIONS
Beat butter, shortening and peanut butter together well. Add egg and beat well. Add sugar, vanilla and flour with milk. Chill 2 hours or more.

Roll dough out on lightly floured board 1/4 inch thick. Cut out heart shapes with cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. Spread 1 teaspoon of jam on cookie and cover with another cookie.

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