Recipe

Love peanut butter and jam sandwiches? You'll love these delightful afternoon treats.

Serves: 15 minutes   |   Prep time: 15 minutes   |   Cooking time: 25 minutes

American   |   Dessert   |   Vegetarian

  

Ingredients

• 130g Smooth peanut butter
• 120g Unsalted butter - at room temperature
• 50g Caster sugar
• 50g Light brown sugar
• 1 x Medium egg
• 1 x tsp Vanilla essence
• 130g Plain flour
• Pinch of salt
• 120g Strawberry jam

  

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350g/gas mark 4.
2. Put the butter and peanut butter together in a bowl.
3. Mix together till smooth.
4. Add the sugars and beat till light and fluffy.
5. Add the egg, salt and the vanilla essence and beat together.
6. Then stir in the flour and through to make a smooth dough.
7. Divide the mixture into 15 portions – approx. 30g each and roll into balls.
8. Line some baking trays with non-stick paper.
9. Put the rolls on the trays – leaving space between them for them to spread.
10. Bake for 10 mins – then make 2 thumbprints in the middle of each one to create a heart shape
11. Bake again for another 10/12 mins – till browned.
12. Put a small tsp of strawberry jam in the centre of each and allow to cool a little.
13. Put them onto a cooling tray and allow to cool completely.