I attended my first EVER cookie swap this year at Dee's home -- see her recap here. It was a lovely afternoon with lots of good girl time, food, and drinks. She made my Rosemary Rosé as one of her cocktails, and you can get that recipe by visiting this post.
When it came time for me to plan what cookies I was going to make, I wanted something that was a) easy, b) made from a lot of ingredients I already had, and c) unusual enough to stand out a little in the crowd.
So I present to you my PB+J Cookies!
Maybe they aren't the prettiest, but I'll be darned if they aren't yummy. I left a small plate of them with Ian at home as he was watching football with one of his buddies. His friend ate all 6 cookies in record time I hear. That's okay, I brought some back from the party for Ian to enjoy. Plus he got to be my taste-tester as they came out of the oven. :)
I first made these Saturday evening and they were a big fat cookie FAIL. I used a packaged peanut butter cookie mix and it just tasted all wrong. Bland and just "off." Plus the bottoms were burnt. In the trash they went.
Saturday morning before the party, I searched some recipes on my phone to see if I could come up with a peanut butter cookie recipe that I could make from scratch with (key phrase) ingredients I already had in the pantry. And just like that, Allrecipes came to the rescue with an easy peasy 3-ingredient recipe. I then just tweaked that recipe to make my own version with the addition of the jam. So without further ado...
PB+J COOKIES
1 cup creamy peanut butter (regular PB, not the natural kind)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
Jelly or jam of your choosing
Mix together the peanut butter, sugar and egg, and roll into small round balls. Using your thumb, make a small indentation in each cookie. Spoon a small amount of jam or jelly into the indentation. Bake at 350* for approximately 10-12 minutes or until done.
I have linked this post up to Natasha's Christmas Cheer Link Party on her cute blog! Lots of great ideas for holiday sweets & treats. Bon appetit :)
yummm! Anything peanut butter and cookie is high on my list. I will have to try these!!
ReplyDeleteThose actually don't sound too hard, and I love that you don't have to buy a lot of different ingredients! Yay for Christmas cookies. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing. And to think they don't have any flour!!
ReplyDeleteYUM! I have a cookie swap this weekend and am so undecided on what cookie to make! Yours look delish!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to try those! I made peanut butter cookies last night. I'm sure adding jelly would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteNo way! These are so easy and they look delish!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize it was your first ever swap? I love cookies exchanges :)
ReplyDeleteApril, these sound really good! They sound so easy to make too!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of PB&J cookies before. Does the jelly harden a little bit?
Lauren
http://laurensweetnothings.blogspot.com/
I made a version of these last year for my YMCA after school program! Anything peanut butter is a ok in my book!
ReplyDeleteomg..these sound amazing. I will definitely have to try these! I made Christin's peanut butter cookies last week and they were delicious. I bet they will be great with jelly.
ReplyDeleteI love peanut butter and jelly...so these sound amazing to me!! Thanks so much for linking up and sharing today! :)
ReplyDeleteso it's not very often that I come across a blog that I feel like I should read EVERYDAY. I maybe have 5 must reads, but now I have 6. I love your precious blog and I'm so glad I found it after you left a comment on mine the other day! I look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about making pb&j cookies before. Definitely make this over the weekend! xo
ReplyDeleteMmmm such a classic in a cookie!!
ReplyDeletesounds yummy! I love that little 'pb&j cookies' card too!
ReplyDeleteOMG they look amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! It doesn't get any easier than that--thanks for sharing : )
ReplyDeleteI might have to make these as a Christmas treat for my dad--he love a good ole PB&J!
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