Back-to-school treat: Peanut butter & jam oatmeal thumbprint cookies
Today’s back-to-school cookie recipe is by Heidi from Foodie Crush. Now, I’ve seen enough of Heidi’s drool-inducing recipes—and photography—to know her peanut butter and jam oatmeal thumbprint cookies will be newest must-eat back-to-school treat. Trust me.
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When I was a kid there was just one cookie for me. Chocolate chip. End of story.
Until a weekend visit to my grandmothers when I finally acquiesced to my her pleading and reluctantly widened my horizons to try a cookie of the oatmeal variety. “It’s healthier for you Heidi, just take a bite. You just might like it.” And so I did if for nothing than to prove her wrong.
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Uh-oh, backfire! I did like it! And before I knew it I had another favorite cookie to add to my list.
My grandmother is no longer with us, and that recipe went away too. But I still remember it and have been on the search to find a suitable replacement, which I think I almost have with this recipe.
This cookie isn’t quite the same, but its almost there and darn good in its own right. I feel like it’s okay for my daughter to have more than one thanks to all the fiber and health benefits oatmeal delivers, even when she asks for it for breakfast.
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My grandma would agree, whatever it takes to eat your oatmeal.
Peanut Butter and Jam Oatmeal Thumbprint Cookies
adapted from The Truck Food Cookbook
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp salt
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup jam (I like triple berry the best)
1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
In a large bowl or stand up mixer, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and cream until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Add to the flour mixture and combine. Then add in oats and mix well with a wooden spoon. Refrigerated dough for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare an ungreased baking sheet or one lined with parchment paper. Make a 1-inch ball of cookie dough and create a small indent with your finger in the center of the cookie. Spoon a small dollop of peanut butter in the center and then top it with one of jam. Place on sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes or so and enjoy!
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Yield: approx. 15 cookies
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 Name: Heidi LarsenBlog: Foodie Crush Twitter: @foodiecrush Facebook: Facebook.com/FoodieCrush Pinterest: Pinterest.com/FoodieCrush Created Foodie Crush, an online magazine to celebrate my favorite food bloggers’ foodie-ness and savvy creations and to satiate my magazine fetish. |
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Previous back-to-school treats:
- Chocolate marshmallow cookies from Oh Sweet Basil
- Black forest cookies from Cafe Johnsonia
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Sounds delicious! Oatmeal means it’s all healthy and you can have 50 right?
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Emily Hill Reply:
August 29th, 2012 at 11:37 am
YES! That’s exactly what I was thinking!
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THX for sharing my recipe. Sweets for the sweets. Right? XOXO
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Emily Hill Reply:
August 29th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Heck yes! Loved featuring you and your recipe and your fab photos today. :)
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