Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

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Take the classic combination of peanut butter and jelly and turn it into scrumptious thumbprint cookies. They are a fun back to school treat, perfect for holiday cookie trays or just because!

Perfect peanut butter cookies filled with your favorite preserves are a fun way to remake the classic sandwich from your childhood. These thumbprint cookies and a glass of milk are almost sure to put a smile on your face. Bake up a batch to see for yourself!

As the temperatures start to fall, my penchant for baking gets stronger. These is just something so cozy about smelling something baking in the oven.

Not that it takes much to make me want to bake. You have seen some of the treats on here right?!

Anyway, cookies are a great way to satisfy the baking urge. Not only are they relatively easy to make, they are also easy to share.

That is becoming more and more of a perk as my metabolism slows down!

I’ve noticed people tend to like you a little more when you show up with cookies.  So we can label this as a friendship campaign for the greater good of humanity.

Now it’s a humanitarian effort rather than an urge to make a tasty treat! (And this line of thinking shows you how easy it is for me to talk myself into making a cake or batch of cookies!)

No matter the motivation, these peanut butter thumbprints are worth making. They are a little bit nostalgic even if you’ve never had them before.

If you are a fan of peanut butter cookies, you may also want to check out my great grandma’s recipe for classic peanut butter cookies. I also have a recipe for peanut butter blossoms that are a must have for the holidays.

If it’s the peanut butter and jelly mix you like, try my peanut butter and jelly dip. It is perfect with animal crackers, Graham crackers or pretzels.

Making Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

First you whip up some easy peanut butter cookie dough.  Then roll the dough into small balls.

Roll the balls in sugar for that perfect touch. Then place on a cookie sheet. 

Use the back of a teaspoon to form a small indentation in the cookie. Keep at it until you have a tray full of little wells just waiting for the good stuff. 

Fill them with raspberry preserves, strawberry jam or your favorite filling.  Bake to glorious perfection!

Cool completely before putting in an airtight container to store.  I like to put layers of wax paper between layers of cookies to make sure they don’t stick together.

Enjoy your delicious cookies and memories too!

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