Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich.. Cookies! [Sponsored]

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Cookies (prep. time 45 minutes. Yields 20 cookies, depending on size)

1 stick softened butter

1 C. creamy peanut butter

1 C. granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. baking soda

1 ½ C. flour

1 C. jelly

Pre-heat oven to 375.  Cream together the butter, peanut butter and granulated sugar.  Stir in the egg and vanilla.  Mix the salt, baking soda and flour together and stir into the wet mixture.  Scoop the dough by the teaspoon or smaller and roll into a ball between the palms of your hands before placing onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press each ball flat with the bottom of a drinking glass.  Bake about 10 minutes until golden brown.  Cool on a wire rack.  Spread about ¼ inch of jelly on the flat side of the cooled cookie and place another cookie on top to make a sandwich.

Use any flavor jelly you like or change it up with one of those chocolate spreads. You could also opt to just do one cookie instead of a sandwich by making a dent in the middle of each before baking then fill the imprint with the jelly after the cookies cool.

(By the way, these treats got a big "thumbs up" from Broome County Emergency Dispatchers!)

Thanks to Down to Earth Whole Foods for sponsoring Foodie Fridays. Find them on Grant Ave. in Endicott, just east of Union Endicott High School and ask them about healthy options for your holiday meals and snacks.