Peanut Butter & Jam Thumbprints

By Stephanie Boyle

Ingredients required:

1 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup Red Raspberry Jam

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

2. Cream peanut butter, margarine and sugars in large mixing bowl. Add egg, vanilla and beat until smooth.

3. Sift dry ingredients together. Stir into peanut butter mixture just until blended. Refrigerate covered for at least 1 hour.

4. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Use thumb to make indentations in the center of the ball.

5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned, cool. Then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

6. Fill centers with jam once cooled.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies