I am so excited that my new cookbook will be hot off the presses in about a week. I hope you’ll really like it. It’s about cookies … so what’s not to like?

Some of the recipes are original, but many of them come from readers of the St. Petersburg  Times. They are true cookie-monsters. One of my favorites in “Cookielicious” are the Peanut Butter and Jam Bars. They are perfect for after-school snacks.

Peanut Butter and Jam Bars
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1-1/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup raspberry jam
Glaze:
2 tablespoons margarine
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons hot water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugars, margarine, peanut butter and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder, and mix well. Reserve 1 cup dough. Press remaining dough into ungreased 13- by 9-inch pan. Spread with jam, then crumble reserved dough and sprinkle over jam. Bake until golden brown (approximately 20 minutes). Cool while preparing glaze.

To make the glaze, heat margarine over low heat. Mix in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat in hot water, 1 teaspoon at a time, till smooth. Drizzle glaze over top and cut into 2- by 1-1/2-inch bars.

Makes 3 dozen.

Freezeworthy: No.

Dolores A. Haase, Clearwater

© 2010, Cookielicious. Seaside Publishing All Rights Reserved.

1. 

   JoEllen

   September 30, 2010 at 10:06 pm

   Great recipe! Can hardly wait to try the others. I am giving this book as holiday gifts for sure. Thank you.

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   Gyorgy

   September 30, 2010 at 11:12 pm

   My two sons are very exited to bake this this weekend!

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