Name: Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies on the Stove
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 14 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup of all purpose flour; ½ teaspoon of baking soda; ½ teaspoon of baking powder; 1 cup of creamy natural peanut butter*; ¾ cup of jam or jelly of choosing (divided (I used a strawberry jam!))

These thumbprint cookies come together with simply FIVE ingredients and in ONE bowl—-they’re the RELIABLE late night baking treat (or anytime treat truly!). Since there is no butter or eggs in this dish, it’s FULLY Vegan and one that you’ll want to keep in your back pocket.

peanut butter thumbprint cookies with a dollop of strawberry jam on top. Up close shot of one cookie with several cookies in the background

We’ve ALL been particularly into baking at home lately and I’m no exception. I’ve been baking up a storm the past few months but I’ve surely started to waiver on that a bit. I’m no longer finding myself baking elaborate breads and cakes BUT I do still have a strong sweet tooth and have been reaching for especially simple baked goods like these Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies.

These bad boys can be made and in the oven in simply under 10 minutes and using FIVE simple ingredients and A REGULAR HERE that!

If you’re not much of a peanut butter fan, then these cookies are NOT for you. I have plenty of other cookies that you should go check out though!

However, if you’re one of the masses who are as obsessed with peanut butter as I am (??‍♀️) then proceed forward!

And before you ask, he answer is YES, you can use other kinds of but/ seed butters!

peanut butter thumbprint cookies with a dollop of strawberry jam on top. Up close shot of one cookie being held with several cookies in the background

I’ve only tested these with peanut butter BUT I think that almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter, etc would work great!

The 5 ingredients in these thumbprint cookies:

Peanut butter– I used a creamy natural peanut butter (the kind that needed stirring) and that’s what I suggest using for these cookies. You can, however, make these using a no stir peanut butter but you might end up needing to add a splash of milk (any kind!) to the dough if it’s too dry.
Jam/ jelly– genuinely anything works well here. I tested these with strawberry jam and again with raspberry jam. But genuinely, any kind of jam will work well! Use whatever you would typically use on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Flour– I’ve only tested this with all purpose flour. If you want to make them gluten free, the only kind of flour that I can recommend is a gluten free 1-1 flour. I have NOT tested these with almond flour, oat flour, or anything like that.
Baking powder
Baking soda

baking tray lined with parchment paper that's filled with peanut butter thumbprint cookies each that has a dollop of red jam on top

Like many peanut butter cookies, these cookies are a little on the drier side. However, it works out reliable when you get a bit of the cookie AND the jam in each bite. OMG WORTH THE POT!

If you end up making these cookies, PLEASE snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @! I always love to see what y’all are making and how you like the recipe.