Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies

Effort: Low
Kit: By Hand
Lifespan: 3 days
Temp: Room

Makes: 20, Calories: 128

Ingredients:

  • 75g butter, softened.  563
  • 60g crunchy peanut butter, softened.  367
  • 150g Demerara sugar.  600
  • 1 egg.  75
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract.  17
  • 200g plain flour.  684
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 100g strawberry jam.  252

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C Fan / Gas Mark 4.
  2. Line x2 large trays with parchment.
  3. In large mixing bowl; Cream butter, peanut butter and sugar until pale.
  4. Stir in egg and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Stir in flour, bicarb and salt to soft dough.
  6. Use small (1.½" diameter) ice-cream scoop, to portion cookies onto trays, 2" apart (8 per tray).
  7. With tsp, press shallow divots into balls.
  8. Put ½ tsp jam into each divot.
  9. Bake for 14-16 mins until golden and jam bubbles. Will firm up once cool.

Calories = 2558

  • 2558 / 20 = 128

Alternatively: Swop peanut butter for 40g almond butter plus 20g chopped almonds, use almond extract, and top with cherry jam for "Bakewell Cookies".

Tip: Use 40g smooth peanut butter with 20g chopped peanuts instead of crunchy peanut butter.




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