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Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirled Cookies

Holly Michelle
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirled Cookies are the perfect combination of creamy peanut butter and chewy chocolate cookies! This is the second part of my Ice Cream Flavors Turned Into Cookies series and I could not be more excited to share this with you!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies

Equipment

  • 2 oz Cookie Scoop
  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients
  

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough:

  • 1 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 stick Butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Pretzels

Chocolate Cookie Dough:

  • 2 tablespoons Butter room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Flour
  • 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Start off by making the peanut butter cookie dough: add butter to a large bowl with peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Mix everything together until light and fluffy.
    1 stick Butter room temperature, 1/2 cup Sugar, 1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed, 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
  • Add in egg and vanilla extract.
    1 Egg, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Once all the wet ingredients are mixed together, add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    1 1/2 cups Flour, 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder, 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda, Pinch Salt
  • Stir everything together.
  • Add pretzels to a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into small pieces.
    1/2 cup Chopped Pretzels
  • Add pretzels to the peanut butter cookie dough and set aside.
  • To start the chocolate cookie dough: add butter and brown sugar to a bowl and mix together.
    2 tablespoons Butter room temperature, 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • Add in vanilla and egg yolk. Stir together.
    1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 1 Egg Yolk
  • Then add in flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Mix until a dough forms.
    3 1/2 tablespoons Flour, 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder, 1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • Drop dollops of the chocolate cookie dough into the peanut butter cookie dough.
  • Stir gently to get large swirls of the cookie dough.
  • Then use a cookie scoop to scoop out the dough and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 10-15 minutes until the edges are just set, but they're still a little soft in the middle.
  • Let cool slightly and enjoy!
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