Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

There’s a good reason that peanut butter and jelly is a classic combination—the flavors work perfectly together! These Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies are certainly no exception. This is the perfect treat for the PB & J lover, and a fun take on a basic peanut butter cookie. As the cookies bake, the jelly expands with them and you have a nice little sweet, chewy layer. The jelly center doesn’t overwhelm the peanut butter cookie, which is nice. It actually balances out the flavor of the peanut butter cookie really well– just like a PB & J sandwich. This perfectly chewy peanut butter cookie has a little smack of jelly in the middle, and are perfectly soft and decadent. Plus, these cookies are simply beautiful AND simple to make, too!

The Perfect After-School Snack or Lunchbox Treat

These peanut butter and jelly cookies are a great little after-school snack to serve the kiddos for a fun treat. Or, you could add these cookies in as a fun “lunch dessert” in their lunchboxes and secure your place as the coolest mom of all time. Can’t you just see the grin on their little faces?

What’s the Best Jelly to Go With Peanut Butter?

For the centers of these cookies, I used the new Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Concord Grape Jelly. If you’re like me, when I picture PB & J sandwiches (or cookies) I think of traditional grape jelly as the center. I like using the “Fruit & Honey” variety because it gives it a more natural flavor and cuts down on the excess sugar in the jelly, particularly since the peanut butter cookie recipe itself already has a fair amount of sugar! If you haven’t tried the new Smucker’s Fruit & Honey spreads, you really ought to give them a try! I have to admit, I was a little skeptical when I first tried them, thinking that they would be sticky and taste too much like honey, but they honestly just taste like regular jelly (or jam, depending on which one you try). The most dominant flavor is still the berry flavor (just like jelly or jam) and that just complements the natural flavor of the honey. You are going to love it!

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