Brookie (Chocolate Chip Cookie and Brownie Bar)
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4.9
Brookie (Chocolate Chip Cookie and Brownie Bar)
Description
The Brookie recipe starts with a cocoa-based brownie batter spread evenly in a 9x13 aluminum pan, specifically avoiding glass pans to promote even cooking and prevent hard edges and undercooked centers. The brownie layer is rich, made from creamed butter and sugars, eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, salt, and optional chocolate chips folded in for pockets of melted chocolate.
On top of the brownie batter, spoonfuls of chocolate chip cookie dough are dropped evenly to create a layered effect. The cookie dough includes softened butter, sugars, an egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips, offering a contrasting chewy and slightly crisp top layer when baked. Milk chocolate chunks can also be sprinkled on top during the last few minutes of baking for added melting chunks.
Baked for about 28 to 32 minutes at 350°F, the brookie features a fudgy brownie base with a chewy cookie top, offering a dessert combining two favorite sweets. Careful timing and pan choice ensure even cooking and the desired texture contrasts.
Ingredients
Brownie Layer:
- 3/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer:
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (plus milk chocolate chunks to sprinkle on the top)
Instructions
Brownie Batter:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla.
- Stir in cocoa, flour, baking soda, and salt until mixed together. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into 9 x 13 aluminum pan and spread evenly. DO NOT use a glass pan or the brookies will take so much longer to cook and will get hard on the edges and underbaked in the center.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 3-4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough on top of the brownie batter, evenly, to try to cover most of it.
- Bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until the edges begin to set-up. If you are using milk chocolate chunks, sprinkle on the top the last 5 minutes of baking time. Once the bars are baked, let cool before cutting. To make it easier to cut, place the bars in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
Notes
- Use an aluminum pan rather than glass to ensure even cooking and avoid a hard crust or undercooked center.
- The brookie combines rich chocolate brownie and chocolate chip cookie dough layers for contrasting textures in each bar.
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4.9
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