Brownie and Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies
A delightful combination of rich, fudgy brownie and creamy peanut butter cookie dough. Not only are they visually stunning- they taste even better than they look!
Equipment
- Stand mixer optional, not necessary!
- handheld electric mixer if not using a stand mixer, also not necessary!
- whisk if using mixing bowls
- mixing spoons if not using mixer
Ingredients
For the brownie dough
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar any non-brown sugar will work here
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¾ cup flour AP or pastry flour both work here
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips (your choice semisweet, milk, or dark chocolate) any size chips are fine
For the peanut butter cookie dough
- ½ cup peanut butter preferably creamy but does work with crunchy!
- ¼ cup butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
For the brownie dough
- Mix together the butter and sugar using stand mixer, electric mixer, or whisk and mixing bowl.
- Beat in cocoa powder until smooth, then add egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, salt, and mini chocolate chips. Stir until combined.
For the peanut butter cookie dough
- Mix the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (we're creaming the butters here, it may take 2-5 minutes).
- Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, & salt and mix until combined and looks like cookie dough.
Assemble and bake
- On a parchment-lined cookie sheet, scoop brownie dough about 2" apart. Scoop peanut butter dough onto/next to each brownie dough scoop.
- Gently press the two doughs together to form one uniform scoop. Roll into ball, break in half, and press and roll into ball again. See video in the article above for better explanation of this.
- Place each combined dough ball about 1" apart.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Cookies may appear "underdone" but will continue cooking after you remove them from the oven.
- Let sit on baking sheet for about five minutes before allowing to cool entirely on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Notes
Provided nutrition information is just an estimate and will vary based on the specific and exact ingredients used. If exact values are needed, please calculate your own nutritional values using the ingredients you use.
Instead of the "break apart and mush method" to gently combine the doughs, you could instead use a chopstick or skewer to gently swirl the doughs together after they've been placed together on the baking sheet.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 197IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg