Two-Tone Peanut Butter Thins

Name: Two-Tone Peanut Butter Thins
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon baking powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 large egg; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons water; ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
40
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

Pinwheel cookies of plain chocolate and vanilla doughs are a traditional favorite. This combination of plain and chocolate peanut butter doughs improves on a good thing.

Ingredients

2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into ¼-inch pieces
2 tablespoons water
2

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Put the chocolate and water in a heatproof bowl. Bring a small pan of water to a boil, then turn off the heat and set the bowl over the hot water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted; remove from the hot water and set aside to cool.
In a bowl, combine the flour with the baking powder and salt; stir well to mix.
In a standing electric mixe