Not only is this Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies recipe easy but it's so tasty. From the soft peanut butter cookie to the strawberry jam center and glaze topping, it does not disappoint.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together with a stand up mixer or hand held mixer the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Then add in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined and smooth.
Then hand stir in the flour, baking soda and salt until just combined. Be careful not to over mix these ingredients.
Then shape the dough into approximately 1 - 1 1/2 inch balls (I like to use a cookie scoop). Place the cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet. Then use your finger or the back of a teaspoon to make an indentation onto each of the cookie dough balls.
Place approximately 1 tsp of the strawberry jam onto each cookie.
Then bake for 9-11 minutes until the edges of the cookies are set. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for approximately 5 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the cookies are cooling, mix together the glaze ingredients until the glaze is formed. If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar or if the glaze is too thick, add in more milk.
Drizzle the glaze on top of the cookies and then they are ready to enjoy!
Notes
Store the leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. You can also keep a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them soft.