betty's peanut butter jam drops (cookies)
A crunchy peanut butter-based cookie dough, with a dip in the middle and fill with your choice of jam. I like plum best, but any flavour will do. The dough is best refrigerated, but you can miss this step if time is an issue. Jam drops are an iconic Aussie cookie. My great-grandmother made jam drops for my Nana, and as a child, they were a regular in my lunch box. I now make them for my children. Jam drops were traditionally made to use up the crystallised jam in the bottom of the jar.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Holy cow, these jam cookies are fantastic! The peanut butter flavor mixed with the sweet, tart jam is perfection. After baked, the cookie remains soft in the middle with wonderful lightly crisp edges. We used blackberry and strawberry jam in ours. Yum! We liked them best when they were a little warm.
Ingredients
- 10 1/2 ounces (300g) butter, softened
- 2 cups crunchy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 3 - eggs, at room temp
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup jam, your choice
How To Make betty's peanut butter jam drops (cookies)
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Step 1If you are not refrigerating the dough, preheat the oven to 320F/160C, line baking trays and put aside. If you are refrigerating the dough, leave this step until after you have removed the dough from the fridge.
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Step 2In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugars, and vanilla. -
Step 3Add the eggs and continue to beat.
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Step 4Add the flour and baking powder. Stir until combined.
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Step 5Cover the dough and chill for 30 minutes - this is recommended.
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Step 6Roll walnut sized pieces of dough and slightly flatten with your fingertips. Using your thumb, create a dip in the middle of the dough and fill with the jam.
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Step 7Bake in the preheated oven, on parchment lined baking sheets, for about 12-13 minutes. The edges should be golden.
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Step 8Cool completely on the trays.
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