Marbled Chocolate Peanut Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1 egg, and milk until smooth. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, 2 cups white sugar, and vanilla. Mix in the remaining 3 eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; mix into the batter. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Remove 1 cup of the chocolate batter. Spread the remaining batter into the prepared pan. Spread the peanut butter filling over the top. Drop the reserved chocolate batter by teaspoonful over the filling. Using a knife, gently swirl through the top layers for a marbled effect.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out almost clean. Cool completely, then cut into bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in peanuts; set aside. , For chocolate dough, in another bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Gently fold in peanut butter dough until slightly marbled., Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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.