Jelly Cookies. Make an indentation in each cookie and fill with jam. Let cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about. 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.

Being that I used less dough per cookie, I had trouble sealing the peanut butter and jelly in, so I switched to make these like thumbprint cookies, and just used a piping bag to pipe the peanut butter and jelly into the little "well" in the center. Pinch edges with a fork to seal. Remove to wire racks to cool. You can have Jelly Cookies using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Jelly Cookies

You need 1 1/2 cups of All Purpose Flour or Maida.
You need 1 of Strawberry Flavoured Jelly pack (170gm).
You need 100 gm of Butter.
Prepare 1 of Egg.
Prepare 1/4 cup of Caster Sugar.
It's 1 tsp of Baking powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
You need 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence.

Added to a jam or jelly recipe, it becomes the natural thickening agent when mixed with sugar. Every brand of pectin is a bit different, so, use only what is recommended per your recipe. I've used Ball® RealFruit™; Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin in this Hot Pepper Jelly. To test if jelly is done, dip a large metal spoon in, lift it horizontally above pot, and let mixture drip back in.

Jelly Cookies instructions

Beat sugar and butter until creamy. Whisk an egg into it along with the vanilla essence..
Mix all the dry ingredients well. Fold the dry ingredients in this butter egg mix little by little. The dough should be a smooth and pliable one..
Keep it refrigerated for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°. Start pinching golf sized balls out of the dough and roll between your palms until smooth..
Press on top gently with a fork to give a nice design to them. Arrange all on a parchment lined baking tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool a bit before digging into them. Enjoy with a cup of Hot Chocolate..

For plums, just lift the skins out of the cooked jam with a fork. There's a good reason that peanut butter and jelly is a classic combination—the flavors work perfectly together! These Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies are certainly no exception. This is the perfect treat for the PB & J lover, and a fun take on a basic peanut butter cookie. Pinch off walnut-size pieces of the dough and rool into balls.