Soft-Baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Cookies

By jab120638

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick; 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar (or dark brown)
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
• 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons (53g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk (almond, cow's, soy, or half-and-half)
• 1 cup (180g) dark chocolate chips (or semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick; 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar (or dark brown)
• 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup (188g) creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/4 cups (156g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (180g) dark chocolate chips (or semi-sweet or milk chocolate)

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from sallysbakingaddiction.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the chocolate dough: Cream the butter and sugars together with a hand or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides and bottom as needed. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined, scraping down the sides as needed. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly mix it into the wet ingredrients. The dough will be very thick. With a spoon or rubber spatula, mix in the milk and then fold in the chocolate chips.

Make the peanut butter dough: Cream the butter and sugars together with a hand or stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides and bottom as needed. Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in that order). Scrape down the sides as needed. Slowly mix in the baking soda, flour, and salt. Do not overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Chill both doughs for at least 2-3 hours. 3 hours is preferred.

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line cookie sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Measure 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter cookie dough. Roll into a ball. Take 2 Tablespoons of chocolate cookie dough. Roll into a ball. Smoosh the two balls together and roll them into 1 large ball. Repeat for each cookie. The chocolate cookie dough will get onto your hands, so wash/wipe them after you roll each cookie. It is important the chocolate cookie dough is chilled or else it will be even more messy.

Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes, not exceeding 13 minutes. The cookies will look very soft, puffy, and almost undone. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet and they will continue to "bake" and set up. Sometimes I press a few more chocolate chips into the top of the cookies when they are still warm, for looks. As the cookies cool, they will firm up.

Make ahead tip: Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 10 days. You can make the cookie doughs and chill in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Allow to come to room temperature and continue with step 4. Baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months. Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months. Bake frozen cookie dough balls for an extra minute, no need to thaw. Click here for my tips and tricks on freezing cookie dough.