Marbled Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cookies

After the first batch of peanut butter cookies disappeared so quickly, I came up with something even better for the second batch...which involved a separate batch of chocolate cookies.  Two cookies in one!  While I'm sure it has been done before, I was touting myself a genius for the night.

 Chewy Chocolate Cookie Recipe:  

3/4 c butter

1 1/2 c dark brown sugar

2 c chocolate chips

2 T water

2 eggs

1 1/4 t baking soda

2 1/2 c flour or 3 c flour (at high altitude)

350F for 8 minutes ONLY

Melt butter, brown sugar, chocolate chips and water in a sauce pan.  Cool for 10 min.  Add eggs, baking soda, flour and combine.  Chill dough one hour.  Roll into walnut sized balls.  Bake 350F for 8 minutes.

Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe:

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup peanut butter

2 eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda

1 teaspoon of baking powder

splash of vanilla extract
1/2 c flour or 3 c flour (at high altitude)

 1 cup M&Ms.

Cream the shortening, sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter and eggs.  Add the baking soda and powder and then a splash of vanilla extract.  Add the flour.  Stir in the M&Ms by hand (the mixer tends to chip the M&Ms).  Bake 350F 8-10 minutes.  Yields approximately 3 dozen cookies (using 1.5" balls of dough).

Now grab a pinch or two of the chocolate cookie dough and a pinch or two of the peanut butter cookie dough and roll together:

Here is a mix of chocolate cookies, peanut butter cookie and chocolate & peanut butter cookies out of the oven:

 Pretty marbled chocolate and peanut butter cookies:

 I'm going to give it a rest after this batch.

I can only exercise so many hours of the day and these cookies are working against me.  Enjoy!