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Blackcurrant Jam Outshines Grape Jelly in Peanut Cookies

3/21/2026

Summary

Story summary

Niki Segnit argues blackcurrant jam pairs better with peanut butter in cookies than grape jelly.
The author shares this preference and enjoys contrast of peanut and blackcurrant thumbprint cookies.
The recipe forms a dough from butter, sugar, and flour.
The dough is shaped, rolled in crushed peanuts, and filled with blackcurrant jam before baking.
After baking, the cookies cool on trays before transferring to a rack, highlighting the flavor combination.

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Story summary

Niki Segnit argues blackcurrant jam pairs better with peanut butter in cookies than grape jelly.
The author shares this preference and enjoys contrast of peanut and blackcurrant thumbprint cookies.
The recipe forms a dough from butter, sugar, and flour.
The dough is shaped, rolled in crushed peanuts, and filled with blackcurrant jam before baking.
After baking, the cookies cool on trays before transferring to a rack, highlighting the flavor combination.