Best 20 Jelly Cookies Recipes

JELLY BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter 2 cookie sheets.
• Beat butter and sugars together using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Stir in flour and oats until just blended. Fold in jelly beans.
• Drop rounded spoonfuls of the cookie dough about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 9 to 10 minutes.

SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH JAM OR JELLY CENTERS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar
• Beat in extract
• Gradually blend in flour
• Cover and refrigerate for an hour
• Roll into one-inch balls and place one inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet
• With the end of a wooden spoon make a indention in the ball and fill with jam
• I have used Variety of jams and jellies Raspberry being the best! but Apricot is yummmie too, along with apple, blackberry, blueberry the possibilities are endless.
• Bake at 350 for 14 to 18 minute.

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.

JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• Mix the flour and baking powder together. Stir in the flour mixture into the butter mixture and combine.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Make an indentation in each cookie and fill with jam. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

JELLY BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until blended. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in jelly beans., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 1-1/2 in. apart onto greased or parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Roll into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Spread jam on the bottom of half of the cookie; top with remaining cookie half.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; add the vanilla and continue to beat. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on prepared baking sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger; fill the holes with grape jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 14 minutes; allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
• Put the peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in a microwave oven until soft for 10 - 30 seconds, checking every 10 seconds. Be careful not to overheat the peanut butter; do not let it bubble. Stir the vegetable oil through the heated peanut butter; drizzle over the warm cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the egg and sugar together until thoroughly combined. Add the peanut butter and vanilla extract, and stir to combine. The batter will be thick at this point, now it is time to scoop.
• Using a scant 1 tablespoon portion, drop the batter onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spray a small offset spatula with cooking spray and press the balls down until they are 1/3-inch thick; press a little more deeply in the center. Fill each with 1/4 teaspoon of the grape jelly and spread it in a thin layer.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Let the cookies cool; this part is really important, because it is when the cookies firm up and get their perfect cookie crunch.
• Cool and EAT!

QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In medium mixing bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well blended.
• Form dough into ping pong size balls and place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly, and, using your finger or handle of wooden spoon, poke a dimple into the top of each cookie.
• Bake in oven for about 25 minutes, or until light brown around edges and firm to the touch.
• When cooled to room temperature, fill each dimple with 1/4 teaspoon of your favorite jam, for garnish.
• Serve as a sweet snack with a glass of milk.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until combined, then beat in the peanut butter until smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Turn out the dough onto a piece of parchment paper and pat into a rectangle. Top with another piece of parchment and roll out the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Trim the edges of the dough and cut into 1 1/2-inch squares. Arrange 2 inches apart on 2 unlined baking sheets; press each with the back of a fork to make a crisscross pattern, flattening slightly. Gather the scraps and refrigerate until firm, if needed; reroll to cut out more cookies.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are almost set, about 14 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to racks to cool completely. Sandwich the grape jelly (about 1 teaspoon per sandwich) between the cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pulse the peanuts in a food processor until they are a fine meal. Add the oats, flour and salt and process until blended. Transfer to a bowl. In the food processor, combine the butter and sugar and process until light and fluffy. With the motor running, add the egg and vanilla. Process until smooth. Add half of the dry ingredients back into the processor and pulse to combine. Add the remaining half and pulse again until combined.
• Drop the cookie dough by the tablespoonful (I use an ice cream scoop) onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between the cookies. Use your thumb to make a thumb print in each cookie.
• Bake until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Stir the jelly in a small bowl to loosen it up and fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon.

JELLY SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Using a 1-1/2-in. cookie cutter of your choice, cut out the center of half of the cookies., Place whole cookies 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Spread with 1 teaspoon jelly or jam; top with cutout cookies. Pinch edges with a fork to seal. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

EXTREME OATMEAL AND JELLY BEAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and both sugars in a medium bowl. Add egg, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Stir in the flour and oatmeal and add in the jelly beans. Mix well. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Drop rounded spoonfuls of batter 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• MIX peanut butter, brown sugar, butter, honey and egg in large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder; add to the peanut butter mixture and mix well. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap or waxed paper and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
• REMOVE portions from refrigerator and place each portion between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Roll each portion into a "sheet" about 1/8-inch thick (refrigerate dough again if it becomes too soft to handle).
• HEAT oven to 350ºF. Using a drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut the dough into circles. Using a smaller drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut smaller circles or "windows" in the center of half of the circles. Transfer cookies to a nonstick baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between them.
• BAKE all cookies 5 to 6 minutes or just until they begin to brown. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. When cookies have cooled, spread the jelly on the plain cookies and top with the "window" cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER 'N' JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Roll into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. , Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Spread jam on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

JAM/JELLY FILLED BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• IF USING SELF-RISING FLOUR REDUCE THE BAKING SODA TO 1/4 TEASPOON AND OMIT THE SALT.
• Beat together the shortening and butter.
• Beat in sugars well, then beat in the egg.
• Add the dry ingredients, and mix well.
• Shape the dough into two rolls 1 1/4" in diameter, sealing well in waxed paper.
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Slice dough into 1/8" thick disks.
• Put 1/2 teaspoon of jam/jelly on half the slices, keep it in the center of the disk.
• Top each disk with another slice and bake. You can sprinkle these with sugar for a crunchier cookie (optional).
• Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.
• Store in an air tight container once the cookies have cooled.

ALMOND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining dough, using a 2-in. doughnut cutter so the center is out of each cookie. , Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , Spread 1/2 teaspoon jelly over the bottom of the solid cookies; place cookies with cutout center over jelly.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In another bowl whisk together peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until smooth and whisk in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture, stirring until blended.
• Roll pieces of dough into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. On a large baking sheet arrange balls 2 inches apart and bake in middle of oven 10 minutes. Working quickly, with the back of a 1/4-teaspoon measuring spoon make an indentation about 1/2 inch in diameter in center of each cookie. Fill each indentation with slightly heaping 1/4 teaspoon jelly and bake cookies 10 minutes more, or until golden. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sets with parchment paper; set aside.
• 2. In a medium bowl, cream shortening, butter and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in egg, milk and vanilla.
• 3. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.
• 4. Using a medium cookie scoop, place cookie dough two inches apart on cookie sheets. Eight cookies per sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 4 minutes before removing to cooling racks to cool completely.
• 5. Meanwhile, prepare the peanut butter drizzle. Combine powdered sugar, creamy peanut butter, vanilla and small amounts of milk or heavy cream until desired consistency is reached. Put peanut butter drizzle in a piping bag, squeeze filling to bag tip, tie bag, snip off tip end and drizzle glaze over each cookie. Place a P.B bite in the center of each cookie and add peanut halves for flower petals on each cookie if desired.

JELLY CRYSTAL BISCUITS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Cream the butter, jelly crystals and sugar together in a mixer.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Add the sifted flour and baking powder and mix until well combined.
• Place in teaspoonful sizes on a oven tray. Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes.