Peanut Butter and Jelly Jewels

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Title: Peanut Butter and Jelly Jewels
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 5 servings

1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/8 ts Salt
1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Sugar
1 c Smooth peanut butter
1/2 c Butter; softened
1 lg Egg
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Cherry preserves
Or glace cherries

Sift together flour, soda and salt; set aside. Combine sugars in large
mixer bowl. Add peanut butter and butter; beat until smooth and creamy. Add
egg and extract; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture just until
blended. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on unbuttered
cookie sheets 1 1/2 inches apart. Use handle of wooden spoon to make deep
indentation in center of each ball. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly
browned and set. Cool on cookie sheets until firm enough to lift. Transfer
to wire racks to cool completely. Fill centers with cherry preserves or
glace cherries.

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