Summer time means PB&J

Here at the Best Regards Bakery we all went back and forth on what kind of cookie would really capture the spirit of summer.  It came down to two finalists, Peanut Butter & Jelly cookie sandwich and a Sunflower cookie.  In the end the PB&J won out because of the wonderful Black Raspberry Jelly that I use as a filling (not blackberrry).  It is really the star with the Peanut Butter Cookie playing a strong but supporting role.  The concept of the PB&J Cookie was easy, but there are so many different jellies, jams and preserves out there that this was pretty difficult. 

The black raspberry is primarily grown in the northeast and northwest parts of the US.  It has a bolder flavor profile that a simple red raspberry and the seeds are nowhere near as annoying.  It was pretty good, but I still had to tinker a bit with it and gave it a little all natural boost to make it really pop.   One thing that I discovered in my research is that there a whole lot of good regional options on jellies/jams out there.  I would suggest that next time you give something new a shot instead of buying one of those jars of high-fructose corn syrups masquerading as a jelly.

Just for fun I also made a Peanut Butter & Chocolate Sandwich, which is wonderful, but won’t really ship well because of the heat more that 1 day away.  We will continue to make a few extras of those for the locals that want to stop by during the summer.

I am starting to work on the Fall cookie already and have a couple of great ideas already, but welcome new feedback.  Let me know what you think.

Posted by: Cookie Guy | 07-03-2008 | 01:07 PM
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