Fudgy Peanut Butter Thumprint Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE FUDGE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Reserve 1 can plus 1/3 cup frosting for topping cookies. In a large bowl, mix egg, peanut butter and remaining frosting until blended. Stir in flour just until moistened., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar., Bake until set, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with reserved frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Add egg to butter mixture and beat on medium speed until blended. Scrape side of bowl down again.
• Beat flour mixture into butter mixture on low speed until just blended. Scrape bowl and mix a few more seconds.
• Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon-sized balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover baking sheet and refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is ideal).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper and arrange cookie balls atop paper.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until partially cooked, 11 minutes.
• Place raspberry jam in a bowl and stir until syrup consistency.
• Press a soda bottle cap into the center of each cookie until edges of cookies bulge and begin to crack, making an indentation. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon jam.
• Bake cookies until edges are lightly browned, 7 minutes longer. Cool cookies completely on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

SOFT AND FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Place peanut butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until thoroughly combined.
• Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Alternately add with the milk to the peanut butter mixture, mixing thoroughly. (How thick your peanut butter is will determine if you need more milk or not.).
• Roll into one inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Use a fork to flatten with the traditional crisscross pattern of a peanut butter cookie.
• Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Allow to cool on cookie sheet slightly before removing to a cooling rack.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees.
• Mix margarine, light brown sugar, and vanilla till smooth.
• Beat in 1/2 cup corn syrup and egg.
• Blend in 3 cups of flour and salt, adding more flour if necessary to make dough.
• You can refrigerate at this point for 48 hours.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls, roll in nuts to coat.
• Place on ungreased sheet 2 inches apart. Press thumb into ball.
• Fill with prepared filling:.
• Warm 1/3 cup light corn syrup in saucepan or carefully in microwave.
• Add chocolate chips; heat and stir till melted and mixed.
• Let cool till you can handle it easily. Then put into pastry bag or sealable bag. (Cut SMALL snip from bottom corner).
• Fill hollow thumbprints with chocolate mix.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or till firm.
• Cool on wire rack.