Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookie Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• Strawberry jam or preserves
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips or melting disks

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

With your mixer, cream together butter and sugars. Mix in egg, peanut butter and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly beat into wet mixture.

Roll 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball and place on a baking sheet. Use your finger to make an indention in the center. Fill with 1/4 teaspoon strawberry jam or preserves.

Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are golden.

Heat white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until chocolate is smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Recipe yields about 40 cookies