Soft-baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Cookies

Ingredients: Makes about 2 dozen cookies

Chocolate Cookie Dough

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. milk

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 large egg

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Make chocolate dough. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. In seperate bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly mix into the wet ingredients. Then mix in the milk and fold in the chocolate chips. 

Make peanut butter dough. Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Mix in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Slowly mix in the baking soda, flour, and salt. Do not overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips. 

*Chill both doughs for 1-2 hours*

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Measure 2 Tbsp. of peanut butter dough. Roll into ball. Repeat with Chocolate dough. Smoosh the two balls together and roll into 1 large ball. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will look a little underdone, but allow them to cool on cookie sheet.

recipe from sallysbakingaddiction.com