Double Chocolate Swirl Cookies Recipes

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SWIRL POPS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat white chocolate and 1 cup half-and-half over medium-low heat, stirring with whisk, until melted and smooth. Pour mixture into medium bowl. Beat in 1 container yogurt with whisk. Cover and refrigerate.
• In same saucepan, heat semisweet chocolate chips and 1 cup half-and-half over medium-low heat, stirring with whisk, until melted and smooth. If necessary, pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer into another medium bowl. Beat in 1 container yogurt with whisk. Cover and refrigerate both yogurt mixtures 1 hour.
• Alternately spoon both yogurt mixtures, 1 tablespoon at a time, into 9 (5-oz) paper cups. Use a knife or craft stick to gently swirl mixtures together. Cover cups with foil; insert craft stick into center of each pop. (Or fill ice pop molds according to manufacturer's directions.) Freeze about 6 hours or until frozen.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK SWIRL SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together double chocolate chunk cookie mix, oil, water and 1 of the eggs until well combined. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, stir together sugar cookie mix, softened butter and remaining egg until well combined.
• Between 2 sheets of cooking parchment paper and using rolling pin, roll sugar cookie dough into 18x12-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of paper. Spoon chocolate cookie dough evenly over sugar cookie dough. Return paper to top of chocolate cookie dough. With rolling pin, gently roll chocolate cookie dough into even layer over sugar cookie dough.
• Remove top sheet of paper. Starting with one 18-inch side, roll up dough into a log. Wrap log in bottom sheet of paper. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. On cutting board, cut chilled cookie dough into 1/2-inch slices; place 3 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheet 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before serving. Store cookies in airtight container.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE ROLO COOKIES WITH PRETZELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in Rolos, pretzels and pecans., Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies look crackled, 12-14 minutes., Allow cookies to cool completely on pans. Store between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE-SWIRLED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., For the chocolate dough, in another large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide each portion in half. Knead 1 peanut butter and 1 chocolate portion together 5-10 times or until it just begins to swirl. Shape into a 10-in. log. Wrap in waxed paper. Repeat with the remaining dough. Refrigerate 3-4 hours or until firm. , Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake 6-8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in a freezer container; freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed.