Yes, crazy is the word I use too 🙂 Just wait until you try these Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies...you will be crazy about them too.
Then one day when the kids were having a super simple lunch of pb & j...
and it hit me!!! Peanut butter and jelly in a cookie!
Awesome idea, huh???
But when I get an fun baking idea in my head, I kind of get distracted until I make it come to life!!!
And I have to say, making cookies is always more fun than a super squeaky clean house.
I usually do little cleaning things while the cookies are in the oven.
Gotta save some face a little here!
Honest, I do clean my house...but I probably spend more time in the kitchen.
Probably why I get "that look" from my hubby some days.
Does anyone else get that look?
You know...the silent stare???
No?
Maybe I'm the only one...
It's the look that that says I have been crafting, baking, & blogging way too much.
Always a good idea to spend the next day feverishly cleaning up my mini messes!
Plus, we can only eat cookies so many days a week.
One day off from baking is probably a good idea...
at least that's what my thighs keep telling me!!!
Recipe
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies
Cake mix cookies made with peanut butter cups and raspberry chocolate bar for a fun take on peanut butter and jelly
Ingredients
- 1 white cake mix
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped Reese's peanut butter cups (9 snack size)
- ½ cup chopped dark chocolate raspberry Ghirardelli squares (6 squares)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix cake mix, butter, eggs, and vanilla in a mixing bowl for about 2 minutes.
- Gently stir in the chopped candy bar pieces. Chill the dough for 20 minutes in the refrigerator before baking.
- Form the dough into 30 balls and place on a non stick baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes then remove to your wax paper lined counter to cool completely. Store in a sealed container on the counter.
Notes
Freeze the peanut butter cups and raspberry chocolate before baking. It makes it easier to chop without smashing the candy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 103Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 65mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 7gProtein: 2g
Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate
A much more productive and rewarding use of time than cleaning! I mean stuff just gets dusty again right?
Heather Kinnaird
I get that same look - a bit too often I think:) those cookies are calling me to the kitchen right now
Winnie
Jocylyn - you're such a great baker!
These cookies look amazing
Wonderful photos!
Jocelyn
Thank you!! You are the sweetest and just made my day:-)
The Country Cook
Hi Jocelyn! Thank you SO much for sharing these at Weekend Potluck today!! I know these would be a huge hit at my house! I shared them on facebook too! Have a great weekend 🙂
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com
I sort of get a sigh from my husband. The very exasperated sigh, then he'll tidy up around me in a not so subtle way! But I figure if any messes bothers him, then he has two hands!!!! I'd rather bake too! But right now, I'd rather eat these cookies!
Jocelyn
haha! I get the sigh sometimes too...but mostly the look. I know then it's time to get cleaning big time!!!
Carrian Cheney
These look awesome!! Plus your photography has beautiful light and styling. Lovely!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much!!!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
Okay, you need to do a cookie tutorial, because my cookies never turn out so perfectly puffy and round. These are gorgeous!!!
Jocelyn
Haha! These were the easiest. Roll into a ball and bake!!! I'm not sure what else I could share on a tutorial:-)
Nicole {WonkyWonderful}
Yum - Gotta love a PB&J ... especially in a cookie! Visiting from 36th Ave linkup 🙂
Julie Chiou
yum!!! these look awesome! i love that it's a classic sandwich but in cookie form!
Jocelyn
Thank you!!!! Cookie sandwiches are the best kind:-)
Ellen B Cookery
You are so original and creative. I love your recipes!
SallysBakingAddiction
WOW Jocelyn. I'm completely blown away. SUCH beautiful pictures and WHAT a gorgeous cookie. They are photogenic. Not to mention.. combining 3 of my favorite things. Love the cake mix shortcut, too!
Jocelyn
Girl coming from you the queen of awesome photography...this is huge!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
Best looking cookies Ive seen in ages. Bravo and great idea!!!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much;-)
Trish - Sweetology101
I really love this recipe - THANKS - pix are lovely too.
Aimee
I know the look very well....
I love that you used Ghirardelli in these for the Raspberry. GENIUS girl.
keri @ shaken together
Can't.wait.to.make.these!!
Mike Sarah
Boyfriend gives me "the look" all the time.
Magical Cuteness
i know "the look." I get it from the boyfriend when I've been baking and such and my sink is full of dishes when he comes over and he just looks at me like "really?!" But I adore baking, usually he gets pictures if not a taste but now that he's trying to lose some weight I try to take it all to work or to my neighbors. Hehe, I can't eat it all and it sure isn't staying in my house. You aren't the only one who would rather spend time in the kitchen concocting new and yummy ideas in the oven. If only my kitchen didn't turn into a sauna due to my not being able to have the window open with this awful heat wave.
So trying these tonight 🙂
Jocelyn
If cleaning was as fun as the baking, it wouldn't be such a problem huh? Ugg to a hot sauna kitchen. Hope you had fun making these though;-)
Something Swanky
I love these!! And-- to be honest, seeing PB&J in a dessert wouldn't usually do much for me. But these look GREAT! ...of course, I'm sure that has nothing to do with the fact that the "PB&J" come from Ghirardelli squares and Reese's cups.... 😉
YUM! And yes, I get the stare too.
Sometimes, my husband is all tricky like, and says "which books did you guys read today?" And I quickly respond with the one book we read. And he says, "Oh? So the one by her crib? That you read to every night her when she goes to sleep?"
Grrrrrrrrr. NO! I did not sit around and read Dr. Seuss all day long. I had nutella that needed to be played with!!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Jocelyn, these cookies look incredible! So puffy and chewy, and studded with all those PB cups and raspberry squares. I was JUST thinking of doing an idea similar to this, but your creative mind brought it to life and then some. Love your pictures, too! Your cookies never cease to amaze me and are never short on uniqueness and fun flavors!
Jocelyn
Thank you!!! How funny that you were thinking the same thing!!! That's our blogger foodie brains for ya! Always thinking of some new and fun combo:-)
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I know what you mean - baking and computer time is WAY more fun than cleaning. Which is why I hope none of my blogging friends ever come to my house! Love these cookies, anything with Reese's!