Have you ever thought about how you met your friends? Sometimes people want to know what is the connection, or connector, between two people, and it’s always interesting to think about it. Since I had lived in various places throughout my 20’s (Sevilla, Iowa City, Virginia Beach and DC), I have friends which I met in some crazy situations. Others are friends of friends, people I met at conferences, or someone who lived in the building.
Today is my friend Carolyn’s birthday (Happy Birthday!), and we don’t have a crazy story about how we met- it was at work, and we were one of the very few people under the age of 50 (not kidding). Although we were only in the same office for a 1 year, we did find that we have a huge thing in common: our love for Mexican food. We may have enjoyed many burrito bowls at Chipotle during our lunch hours (we also had an enchilada dinner not too long ago). We were a little inseparable- kind of like Peanut Butter and Jelly!
To celebrate Carolyn’s birthday I made her some treats- hope she enjoys them! Although these don’t have to be just for a celebration- enjoy them when you want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (but without bread). Perfect little one-bite treat. Yum!
What’s your favorite jelly or jam? My favorite is the strawberry-rhubarb, although it’s difficult to find. The last time I bought one was when I was in Germany earlier this year. It tasted delicious on this little bite-size cookie.
PB & J Cookie
Adapted from: Love Veggies and Yoga
1/4 cup of organic peanut butter
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp white sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
jelly or jam
In a small bowl whip together peanut butter and butter with a mixer until it is creamy. I recommend putting it in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds before mixing, it’ll be easier to whip together. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar, powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt* and flour. Stir until all ingredients are combined.
Keep the dough in the fridge for about 15 minutes, this will make it easier to work with the dough. Once you take it out of the fridge, form the dough into balls. Indent the top, making sure there are walls all around. In each well, add your favorite jelly or jam.
*I used unsalted peanut butter, therefore I added a bit more salt.
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