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Made with creamy peanut butter, rolled in crunchy peanuts and topped with your favorite jelly, they are simply irresistible!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Made with creamy peanut butter, rolled in crunchy peanuts and topped with your favorite jelly, they are simply irresistible!
Course Dessert
Servings 3 dozen
Author Rachel Willis

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Cup flour
  • 1/2 Cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 Cup butter softened
  • 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 Cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Cup chopped peanuts
  • Your favorite jelly

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking soda; set aside
  3. In an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter
  4. Add sugars; cream well
  5. Add egg, vanilla and salt, mixing well
  6. Gradually mix in flour mixture
  7. Roll dough {it will be sticky} into 3/4-inch balls
  8. Roll balls in chopped nuts and place 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheet
  9. Press down center of each cookie with your thumb
  10. Bake for 10 -15 minutes, or until slightly brown on edges
  11. Cool slightly before transferring to cookie sheet to cool completely
  12. Fill centers of cookies with your favorite jelly {I used peach}