Marbled Chocolate Peanut Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-SWIRLED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., For the chocolate dough, in another large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide each portion in half. Knead 1 peanut butter and 1 chocolate portion together 5-10 times or until it just begins to swirl. Shape into a 10-in. log. Wrap in waxed paper. Repeat with the remaining dough. Refrigerate 3-4 hours or until firm. , Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake 6-8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in a freezer container; freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
• Measure the peanut butter and sugar into a bowl. Add ¼ tsp fine table salt and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add the egg and mix again until the mixture forms a dough.
• Break off cherry tomato sized chunks of dough and place, well spaced apart, on the trays. Press the cookies down with the back of a fork to squash them a little. The cookies can now be frozen for 2 months, cook from frozen adding an extra min or 2 to the cooking time.
• Bake for 12 mins, until golden around the edges and paler in the centre. Cool on the trays for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Store in a cookie jar for up to 3 days.

MARBLED CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Slowly blend the dry mix into butter mixture.
• Make small (teaspoonfuls) balls of the cookie dough. Press your thumb in the middle of the ball (like a thumbprint cookie). Put a small dollop of peanut butter in the indent. Press a little extra dough on top of the cookie to cover the peanut butter (its okay if a little is still showing). Place onto ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven 10 minutes.