Cherry and Peanut Butter Winks
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Additional granulated sugar
- 28 red glace cherries
- 3 tablespoons cherry jelly
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Cream together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl.
- Stir in egg and vanilla.
- Add flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix into a stiff dough.
- Use a tablespoon size cookie scoop to measure dough; shape into balls and roll in granulated sugar.
- Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and flatten somewhat.
- Bake for 4 minutes.
- Make an indentation with a wooden spoon into the center of each cookie (don't press all the way down).
- Fill the hole with 1/4 teaspoon cherry jelly and top with a glace cherry.
- Return cookies to oven and bake ten minutes more.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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