Peanut Butter Brownie Swirl Cookies
Chewy peanut butter cookies swirled with rich fudgy brownie batter for the perfect two-in-one dessert. Each cookie bakes into a marbled, bakery-style swirl with soft centers and crisp edges.
Pin Share Print Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 185kcal
Cost: $6–$8 per batch
Equipment
- 1 Cookie Scoop (For evenly sized cookies)
- 1 Mixing bowl (Large)
- 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand)
- 1 Microwave-safe bowl (For melting chocolate)
- 1 Toothpick or skewer (For swirling)
- 1 Baking Sheet (Lined with parchment)
- 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling)
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter - Not natural
- ½ cup butter - Softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar - Packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Brownie Swirl Batter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
Optional Add-ins
- ½ cup mini PB cups or extra chocolate chips - Optional
- 1 pinch flaky sea salt - For topping
Instructions
- Cream butter & peanut butter. Add sugars, egg, vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt until dough forms.
- Melt chocolate & butter. Whisk in sugar, egg, flour, cocoa, and salt to form thick batter.
- Scoop dough balls onto sheet and chill 15 minutes.
- Dollop brownie batter over each dough ball; swirl with toothpick in circular motion.
- Bake at 350°F for 11–13 minutes until edges set and centers appear soft.
- Cool 5 minutes on sheet, then transfer to rack.
Notes
You can customize the swirl with other add-ins like caramel or white chocolate. Don't overbake; centers should look slightly underdone when removed from the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 185kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 20g (7%) | Protein: 4g (8%) | Fat: 11g (17%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 25mg (8%) | Sodium: 95mg (4%) | Potassium: 110mg (3%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 15g (17%) | Vitamin A: 110IU (2%) | Calcium: 20mg (2%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)