Peanut Butter & Jam Sandwich Cookies

A very dear friend asked me to help out with her daughter’s 6th birthday party.  Theme:  dress up tea party!  How could I say ‘no?’  This is going to be way too much fun, so I started brainstorming immediately.

 

 I thinks so!  Someone special I know just may be getting some of these in a couple of weeks 

Peanut Butter & Jam Sandwich Cookies

strawberry preserves, or any other jam or jelly

Peanut Butter Cookies:

3 cups A/P flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 sticks butter, unsalted

1 cup peanut butter, creamy or chunky

1 cup lt brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder.  Set aside.  In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and peanut butter together.  Scrape down sides of bowl and beat in sugars.  Next, add eggs, one at a time.  Scrape down sides of bowl again.

Add dry ingredients and mix until everything is well blended.

Spoon 1/2 of cookie dough onto a baking sheet.  Cover with a second piece of parchment paper and roll out with a rolling pin.  Since the dough is very soft it will spread out easily.  Work from center out to each corner until dough is about 1/4″ thick.

Remove top piece of parchment paper and discard.  Bake 14-16 minutes, just until edges begin to brown a little.  Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.  Before they cool and set completely, cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters.  {I did this after cooking instead of before since this particular dough is too soft to cut prior to cooking.}  Place cut outs onto wire racks and allow to finish cooling completely.

Spread jam onto one side of one cookie….

And then top with a second cookie to create a sandwich.

I think a room full of 6 yr olds will like them!  Don’t you?

They may even like them as much as I had fun making them

I may have eaten one… just to try it out…. But please don’t tell!

I hope to get lots of photos from this snazzy tea party Saturday and come back to share them with you on Sunday.  I can’t wait!  Who doesn’t love a good party?

You can find me at these lovely places also:

WhipperBerry &

Dolhouse Bake Shoppe’s Valentine Party &