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Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints.

You can cook Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints

1. You need of unsalted butter, cut in pats.
2. It's of peanut butter, smooth or chunky.
3. It's of kosher salt.
4. You need of sugar.
5. You need of all purpose flour.
6. It's of vanilla.
7. You need of egg yolk, beaten.
8. It's of jam or jelly.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints step by step

1. Place all ingredients (except jam) in a large bowl. Mix well, using clean hands..
2. Make 20 balls, about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch each. Place 4 wide and 5 long on a large ungreased cookie sheet. Make sure there is room to spread out a bit..
3. Make an indentation in the center of each ball with your thumb. Do not press too hard. It is normal for the dough to crack..
4. Fill each indentation with your favorite jam or jelly. Do not over fill..
5. Bake in a 325°F oven for about 22 minutes. Some ovens may need 24 minutes..
6. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet until warm, about 10 minutes, or so. The cookies are too fragile to transfer when they are hot..
7. When sufficiently cooled, transfer with a spatula to a rack to cool completely..
8. Store airtight between layers of waxed paper..
9. Makes 20 cookies..