Brookies
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3.8
Brookies
Description
The Brownie portion uses melted butter mixed with sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and flour with chocolate chips folded in, creating a dense and chocolatey batter. It is spread evenly in a 9x13 baking dish as the base. The Cookie dough is prepared separately by combining melted butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, flour, and chocolate chips. Dollops of the cookie dough are scooped over the brownie layer and gently swirled with a knife to marble the two mixtures before baking.
The resulting brookies combine the intensive chocolate flavor and fudgy texture of brownies with the buttery sweetness and slight chew of chocolate chip cookies. Baking at 350°F develops a golden top where the two batters meet, offering a complex texture in each bite.
Brookies are sliced into bars suitable for dessert, snacks, or sharing. The recipe notes the optional addition of espresso powder in the brownie mix to deepen chocolate flavor without tasting like coffee.
For fewer cookie-dough-topped brookies, reserve some cookie dough to bake separately as cookies baked about 8 minutes until just underdone.The espresso powder in brownies is optional and enhances chocolate depth without coffee flavor.Cool brookies on a baking sheet to set before cutting for cleaner slices.
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 1 cup butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large egg
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips semi-sweet
For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
For the brownies:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9×13 baking dish.
- In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
- Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer, beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until well combined.
- Spread the brownie batter into a greased 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
For the cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar to a large mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
- Stir in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the mixing bowl and stir well to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips cookies.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough over the brownie batter. Use a butter knife to swirl the batter and dough together.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted an inch from the edge comes out nearly clean.
- Cool before cutting into 16 squares and serving.
Notes
- Reserve some cookie dough separately to bake as cookies if you prefer less cookie dough swirled in brookies.
- Espresso powder enhances the chocolate flavor but is optional.
- Cool the brookies completely before cutting for best texture and shape.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 618 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 618kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 474mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 318mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 53g | 106% |
| Vitamin A | 655IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
3.8
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