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Makes about 2 Dozen CookiesCookies 1 -1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter 1/3 cup Butter Flavor Crisco-all vegetable shortening or 1/3 butter flavor Crisco Stick 3 tablespoons milk 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract SMUCKER'S Grape Jelly Topping Sugar For cookies, combine flour, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in peanut butter and Butter Flavor Crisco using pastry blender (or 2 knives) until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine milk, egg yolk and vanilla in small bowl. Beat with fork until blended. Add to flour mixture. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until well blended. Divide dough in half. Wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 350ºF. Roll each half of dough between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place half the cut-outs 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Place about 1/2 measuring teaspoon jelly in center of each. Top with remaining cut-outs. Press edges with fork. Prick top several times with toothpick. For topping, sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake at 350ºF for 10 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle again with sugar. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack. |
