This isn’t a riddle but I’m going to ask you this anyways – What do you get when you cross a chocolate chip cookie with a brownie?
THESE.
Otherwise known as – BROOKIES. Combining the forces of an all-time favourite classic brownie and chocolate chip cookie is not only a match made in “BAR” heaven but it guarantees the best of both worlds.
Stop and inhale into your screen for a second. Can you smell the heavenly aroma of brownies and cookies baking in unison? I’m sorry but….these are just too divine not to share. Have I got your attention yet? Thought so.
Question. Are you a chocolate chip cookie person or a brownie person? Does it really matter? Nope, but I just wanna know.
Now, just a quick fact. I didn’t invent Brookies. They have been around for a LONG, LONG time. What I have done is experimented with different batters and doughs to see what would give me the BEST, MOISTEST and crazy delicious brookie on the planet.
So, let’s talk about the “ooey gooey” yum factor here. I like my brownies to be slightly underdone. And I mean S L I G H T L Y. Why? Because you can dry out a brownie just be baking them for a minute or two extra. Yes. It’s happened to me many times and I’m not proud of it. Just under baking them a smidge may be a bit scary but trust me, it’s the way they should be to get that gooey centre.
Here’s another question which I know you are going to ask me. “Can I make these brookies from a boxed mix”?
YES! You absolutely can if you’re in a rush and don’t feel like patchka’ing (fooling around) around with two batters.
How? Use one box is brownie batter mix + one box of chocolate chip cookie dough mix and prepare each according to package directions. Then layer the brownie mix in the pan first and the dot with the chocolate chip cookie dough mix. Easy….shmeasy but definitely different than the recipe below. Either way, you are going to end up with delicious brookies. Let me know if you love these as much as I do.
One more thing.
These are super rich and perfectly sweet. A little goes a long way so cut them into small squares to serve (and if you can’t resist having just one, it’s fine, I’ll totally understand).
- For the Brownie Batter
- ½ stick unsalted butter (1/4 cup)
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large or extra large egg
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon good quality cocoa
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup semi- sweet or milk chocolate chips
- For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Batter
- ¾ stick butter (6 tablespoons)
- 1 cup light or brown sugar, packed
- ⅛ cup white sugar
- 1 large or extra large egg
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
- extra chocolate chips for topping, if desired
- For the brownie batter
- Prepare an 8 x 8 square baking pan lined with parchment paper (allow the paper to hang over the edge so you can lift the brookies out easily after baking them. Preheat oven to 350F.
- Melt the butter on the stove or in the microwave. Add the sugar and continue heating and stirring until smooth and shiny. Allow to cool five full minutes so you don't end up cooking the eggs when you add them.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Mix together the cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and flour and add to the butter mixture, mixing until nice and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Set Aside.
- Prepare the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Batter
- Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove. Add the sugars and continue heating and stirring until smooth and glossy. Allow to cool five minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir until smooth. Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon brownie batter in first, then using a heaping tablespoon, dot with cookie dough batter. Bake at 350ºF for about 34 - 38 minutes or until tested with toothpick (it doesn't have to be totally clean, just not super wet). Add additional chocolate chips by pressing them into the hot brookies if desired. Cut into small or large squares when brookies are completely cooled. NOTE: You can 100% double this recipe and make it in a 9 x 13 pan.
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If I add the sugar to the stove top melted butter and stir, it makes Carmel. Took me 3x to realize your instructions where in accurate. Wish I would have choosen a different recipe.
Hi I want to bake this in my 10 by 10 inch pan so how do I increase the ingredients.
What do you mean when you say with heaping spoonfuls dot the cookie dough? Does it start as a ball and flatten out? I put small amounts of cookie dough throughout and it all burned. The oven was on convection at 350. Do the heaping spoonfuls make a difference on spread
There was a lot of the cookie dough left, why?
So delicious. A little bit heavy though. Can I substitute the butter in the brownies for oil? Thanks for the great recipe.
Could I replace half the butter with oil for the brownies?
I reduced the sugar by half for the brown sugar in the cookie dough, and for half of the white sugar in the brownie, and I can say it was too much of a reduction haha. The chewiness was also not as chewy as other brownies I’ve made, but the cookies were good!
Also I messed up and didn’t dot the brownie mix, so they didn’t have that beautiful cracked brownie top yours did in the photo. I didn’t know by “spoon in brownie mix” you meant dollop! I flattened it with a spoon haha!
Hi Maria,
I would say that adjusting the sugar may yield a less chewy texture. I would hate to see you waste ingredients if it doesn’t turn out.
xo
Hi Dianna,
Did you double the recipe? That sounds like a long baking time. The brookies should still be moist when tested with a toothpick. They will continue to set when they are cooling off. I hope the end result was good!
xo
i had to bake it for almost an hour
hi! i’ve tried this recipe many times already and it is so so soooo good.. i just want to ask if it’s possible to reduce the sweetness? if i will reduce the sugar, will it also affect the chewiness of the brownie? thanks and more power!