Peanut Butter Thumbprints Recipes

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.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat peanut butter and butter with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add sugars, and beat until pale and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to low. Add dry ingredients, and mix until combined.
• Scoop level tablespoons of dough, and form into balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar, and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until cookies are puffy, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and make indentations in centers by pressing with the handle end of a wooden spoon. Return to oven, and bake until edges are golden, 6 to 7 minutes more. Transfer sheets to wire racks, and let cool completely.
• Heat jam in a small saucepan, stirring, until loosened, about 30 seconds. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon into each indentation. Cookies can be stored in a single layer for up to 1 week.

PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large mixer bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and peanut butter until well blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Gradually add to peanut butter mixture.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll in chopped peanuts.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just set.
• Press thumb gently in center of each cookie; cool slightly.
• Remove from cooking sheet and cool completely.
• Prepare thumbprint filling:.
• In small mixer bowl; beat cream cheese, corn syrup and vanilla until well blended.
• Add melted chocolate chips, beating well.
• Gradually add powdered sugar; beating until blended and smooth. (Makes about 1 1/3 cups of filling).
• Pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling into each thumbprint.
• Note: On cooking time I just put 10 minutes because it depends on how many cookies you are able to put on each cookie sheet; how many cookie sheets you have; if you have a double oven, etc.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and move a rack to the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Combine the peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and egg in a large bowl and stir until fully combined. Form 24 balls, 1-inch in diameter, and set evenly spaced apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned and crisp on the edges, 15 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven, and cool for 5 minutes. Use your thumb or the back of a spoon to press into the middle of each cookie to create an indent about 1/4-inch deep. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate-hazelnut spread into each cookie indent, refrigerate until the chocolate-hazelnut filling is no longer runny, 10 to 15 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
• Mix the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer until smooth. Add both sugars and cream until fluffy.
• Add the vanilla extract, egg, baking soda, and salt and mix until smooth. Then add the flour and mix just until a cookie dough forms.
• Place the finely chopped peanuts in a small bowl. Scoop cookie dough balls (each about 1 tablespoon) and roll them between your palms. Roll the balls in the peanuts, pressing lightly to adhere, and then place them onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking, until they just lose their glossy sheen and the bottoms are slightly golden. The cookies will stay in balls during baking.
• Immediately after removing from the oven, carefully create a thumbprint in each cookie. Use the back of a 1/4 teaspoon, the handle of a wooden spoon, or your knuckle to create the indent.
• Cool on the cookie sheets after removing and baking additional cookies.
• While cookies are cooling, place the chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high power for 1 minute, then whisk, heating for an additional 30 seconds, or as needed, to create a smooth chocolate ganache.
• Spoon a bit of ganache into each thumbprint cavity. The ganache will harden as it cools, so wait to stack the cookies until after the ganache is completely cool.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to a month.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg yolks, milk, melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Roll into 1-in. balls., Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, for filling, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter and shortening until combined. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Fill cookies with filling. Store in an airtight container.

HONEY-ROASTED PEANUT THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
• In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together 1 cup peanuts and 1/2 cup flour until the nuts are coarsely ground. Pulse in remaining flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg, then add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pulse in the egg yolks, vanilla extract and zest. Continue to pulse until the dough is well combined and starts to clump (but doesn't form a ball).
• Working with 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, form the mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Put the egg whites in a shallow bowl, then beat them lightly with a fork until frothy. Put the remaining 2/3 cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts in another shallow bowl, and stir in the salted, roasted peanuts.
• Dunk each ball of dough first in egg whites, then in the nuts, rolling to coat the balls well. Place the balls on the baking sheets 2 inches apart. Using your thumb, press an indentation in the center of each round of dough.
• Using a small spoon (an espresso spoon works well), fill the indentations with jam. Bake until the edges of the cookies are just golden, 12 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until edges are firm, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Press an indentation in center of each cookie with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Fill each with 1/2 teaspoon Nutella; sprinkle with salt. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla, chocolate and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt.
• Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb or end of wooden spoon into center of each cookie to make indentation, but do not press all the way through.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until firm. Quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon if necessary. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar. Fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture or jelly. Sprinkle with peanut brittle.

PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES II

Steps:

• For cookies, cream margarine with peanut butter. Mix in sugar, then beat in eggs and milk. Stir in baking soda, oats, and flour.
• To Make Filling: Combine raisins, water, and lemon juice. Heat until nearly boiling. Mix sugar with cornstarch; add enough (cold) water to make a paste. Stir into raisin mixture and heat until clear.
• Shape dough into walnut-sized balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Using your thumb, indent the center of each ball, making a fairly good-sized hollow spot. Fill with about a teaspoon of filling. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 10-12 minutes.