Description
Homemade peanut butter hazelnut swirl cookies blend nutty richness with sweet complexity. Crisp edges and gooey centers make these cookies irresistible companions for coffee or milk lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (150 g) hazelnut spread
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (60 g) roasted hazelnuts, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Thoroughly blend peanut butter, softened butter, and sugars in a large mixing bowl until achieving a smooth, creamy texture.
- Wet Ingredients Integration: Whisk in egg and vanilla extract, ensuring complete incorporation and creating a uniform wet mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together, then delicately fold into the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined to maintain dough integrity.
- Flavor Layering: Artfully distribute hazelnut spread across the dough’s surface, then sprinkle roasted hazelnuts strategically throughout.
- Dough Marbling: Gently swirl hazelnut spread using a knife, creating elegant marbled patterns and ensuring even distribution of flavors and textures.
- Chilling Process: Securely wrap dough and refrigerate for a minimum of 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and dough structure to stabilize.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper, creating an optimal baking environment.
- Portioning and Baking: Form dough into rounded tablespoon-sized balls, placing them with adequate spacing on prepared sheets, and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden while maintaining a soft, chewy center.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling and final texture development.
Notes
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerating the cookie dough for at least an hour helps prevent spreading and intensifies flavor complexity.
- Swirl with Precision: Create elegant marbled patterns by using a gentle knife technique, ensuring hazelnut spread is evenly distributed without overmixing.
- Watch Baking Time Carefully: Golden edges with soft centers indicate perfect doneness; avoid overbaking to maintain a delectable, chewy texture.
- Handle Cooling Thoughtfully: Letting cookies rest on the baking sheet helps them set properly, preventing crumbling and preserving their delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 173
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 14 mg