Description
Homemade chocolate peanut butter swirl cookies blend rich cocoa with creamy peanut butter in a delightful dessert. Chocolate and peanut butter enthusiasts will savor each perfectly balanced, indulgent bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsps powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare Peanut Butter Swirl: Blend peanut butter with powdered sugar until achieving a smooth, silky consistency that will create a delectable marbled effect on the cookies.
- Cream Butter Base: Whip butter and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl until light, airy, and perfectly incorporated, creating a fluffy foundation for the chocolate cookies.
- Develop Cookie Dough: Gently fold eggs into the butter mixture, then gradually integrate sifted dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt) to form a rich, velvety chocolate dough without overmixing.
- Chill and Prepare: Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to intensify flavors and prevent excessive spreading, while simultaneously preheating the oven and lining baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape and Swirl: Scoop chilled dough onto prepared sheets, leaving adequate spacing between each mound, then artfully drag the reserved peanut butter mixture across the tops using a toothpick to create elegant marbled patterns.
- Bake to Perfection: Slide the decorated cookie sheet into the preheated oven, baking until edges firm up and centers remain slightly soft, promising a tender, decadent texture.
- Cool and Serve: Allow cookies to rest momentarily on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack, enabling complete cooling and ensuring the perfect chocolate peanut butter harmony.
Notes
- Maintain Peanut Butter Consistency: Ensure the peanut butter and powdered sugar blend is smooth and pipe-able, not too runny or stiff, for perfect swirl design.
- Prevent Dough Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to avoid developing tough gluten, which can make cookies dense and chewy instead of tender.
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerate dough for exactly 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and control cookie spread, preventing flat, thin cookies.
- Temperature Control Matters: Use room temperature butter and eggs for even mixing, and bake at consistent oven temperature to achieve uniform golden-brown edges with soft centers.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg