Description
Rich Peanut Butter Brownie Swirl Cookies blend chocolate and peanut butter in a perfect marriage of indulgent flavors. Warm, gooey cookies promise a delightful escape for those craving sweet comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (90 g) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preparation of Peanut Butter Base: Cream softened butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy, blending thoroughly to create a uniform mixture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Mix in egg and vanilla extract, ensuring complete incorporation while maintaining a smooth consistency.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together, creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent overworking the dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to enhance flavor and texture.
- Brownie Dough Creation: Melt butter and whisk with granulated sugar until smooth. Incorporate eggs and vanilla extract, then sift cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt directly into the wet ingredients.
- Chocolate Enhancement: Fold chocolate chips into brownie mixture and chill for 30 minutes to stabilize consistency.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cookie Assembly: Extract tablespoon-sized portions of both peanut butter and brownie doughs. Delicately merge and roll into unified balls, creating a marbled effect.
- Baking Process: Arrange cookie balls on prepared sheets with two-inch spacing. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are firm and centers remain slightly soft.
- Cooling Protocol: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack for complete setting.
Notes
- Chill Dough Thoroughly: Refrigerate both peanut butter and brownie doughs for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading and enhance flavor complexity during baking.
- Marble Technique Matters: Gently swirl doughs together without overmixing to create beautiful marbled patterns and maintain distinct flavor profiles.
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure butter and eggs are at room temperature for smoother blending and more consistent cookie texture.
- Avoid Overbaking: Watch cookies closely during last few minutes of baking; remove when edges are firm but centers remain slightly soft to guarantee chewy, moist results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg