Florida Dessert Recipe

Dessert-8012

Ingredients
1 stick	butter, softened
1/3 cup	light brown sugar
1/4 cup	creamy peanut butter
1	large egg yolk
1 teaspoon	vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups	all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon	salt
1 cup	peanuts, unsalted, roasted, finely chopped
2/3 cup	strawberry preserves or jam

Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Beat in the peanut butter, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in the flour and salt. Form the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll them about 2 inches apart on a large cookie sheet. Bake the cookies for 5 minutes. Using a small melon baller or your thumb, make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie so that it will flatten slightly. With the melon baller, spoon about 1 teaspoon of the preserves into each cookie; do not overfill. Bake for about 15 minutes longer, until the cookies are golden and cracked. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. The cookies can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Yield 2 1/2 dozen cookies