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Bready or Not Original: Cookie Butter and Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

These swirled cookies are delicious thanks to the winning combo of cookie butter and chocolate. Note that the dough needs to chill in stages; the shaped dough can also be frozen for convenient treats later.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: chocolate, cookie butter, cookies
Servings: 37 cookies
Author: Beth Cato

Equipment

  • kitchen scale
  • plastic wrap
  • waxed paper

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick) softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup creamy cookie butter such as Biscoff or Speculoos

Instructions

  • In a microwave-safe bowl, carefully zap the chocolate chips long enough to make them soft and smooth when stirred. Set aside to cool.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla until creamy. Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt, until just combined.
  • Weigh the dough and divide in half.
  • To one half, add the melted chocolate, beating until the color is consistent. In another bowl, mix together the cookie butter and dough until the color is again consistent. Shape each piece into a disc, wrap them separately in plastic wrap, then chill for at least an hour.
  • Roll out the chocolate dough between two sheets of waxed paper to form a 12x7-inch rectangle. Repeat with the cookie butter dough. Peel away the waxed paper, setting one dough atop the other. Gently press together. Roll up, like a jelly roll, starting with the long 12-inch side. Again wrap the dough in plastic to chill for at least 2 hours, or add extra wrap and freeze up to a few weeks.
  • When it is time to bake, preheat the oven at 375 degrees. Line a sheet with parchment paper. Use a sharp knife or piece of unwaxed dental floss to cut 1/4-inch slices of dough. Set spaced out on parchment.
  • Bake 8 to 9 minutes. Cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature.

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