Name: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies: Fun To Make and Eat
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 1 h 59 min
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter; 2 tablespoons milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg; 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 6-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies combines peanut butter dough with a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate. Roll up like a jellyroll, then slice and bake for a peanut-butter-cup-flavor-experience in a cookie.

chocolate peanut butter pinwheel cookies on a plate

The recipe for these peanut butter cookies was printed on an old calendar I’ve kept around for years. They’re fun and tasty when I want something just a bit different.

Taste-wise, they remind me of a chocolate chip cookie with peanut butter in it. They speak directly to my frequent craving for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Get started by mixing the dough per the recipe below. Turn it out onto waxed paper and follow the pictures below.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies

Kitchen secrets for these cookies:

Rolling up the dough with chocolate inside can be a little tricky. If the ambient temperature in your kitchen is rather warm, the dough can be messy. If necessary, chill the dough for a few minutes before you start, to make it easier to handle.

After you spread the chocolate and roll up the dough, chill from 30-45 minutes. In my experience, this is when the dough will be easiest to handle.

If you chill until the dough is completely firm, the chocolate will be difficult to slice without it cracking unevenly. A little experience will help you decide when the dough is ready to slice.

Another tip: Use a serrated knife to slice the dough for cookies. It moves through the chilled chocolate a little more easily. Even better, use a warm and sharp serrated knife.

Even if the cookies don’t slice perfectly, they will still taste delicious.

How to roll out Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies:

cookie dough on wax paper — Place cookie dough onto a large sheet of wax paper.

rolling out cookie dough (between 2 layers of wax paper) — Cover with another sheet of waxed paper.

dough in large rectangle — Use a rolling pin to roll dough into a 10 x 17-inch rectangle.

pouring chocolate layer on cookie dough — Pour melted and slightly cooled chocolate onto the dough.

chocolate layer on cookie dough — Spread chocolate evenly.

rolling cookie dough with chocolate layer to make cookies — Roll up dough to form a log.

sliced cookies going onto a cookie sheet — Cut the log into 1/2 inch slices and place the cookies onto a prepared cookie sheet.

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