Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
 
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 14 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup dates, pitted
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup peanuts or almonds
  • 14 teaspoons jelly of choice
Instructions
  1. Remove pits from dates. If the dates are dry, soak them for 5 minutes, then dry them thoroughly.
  2. In a food processor, blend dates until a caramel colored ball forms.
  3. Add oats and salt and blend until smooth. Scrape sides as needed.
  4. Add peanut butter and peanuts and blend until thick dough forms. (If dough seems too crumbly, add maple syrup until soft enough to form into balls.
  5. Scoop 1-inch balls of dough onto a sheet of parchment paper.
  6. Press thumb into the center of each cookie. If the cookie cracks on the sides, use wet fingers to smooth the sides.
  7. Scoop 1 teaspoon jelly into the center of each cookie.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 150 Fat: 6 Carbohydrates: 21.4 Sugar: 13.7 Sodium: 47.6 Fiber: 2.3 Protein: 3.7 Cholesterol: 0
Recipe by Wake Up to Waffles at https://wakeuptowaffles.com/peanut-butter-jelly-thumbprint-cookies/