These Quick and Easy Brownie Cookies are the ultimate mashup between chocolate fudge brownies and a delicious, chewy cookie! They have all the best parts of a brownie: the crackly top, the chewy inside, the crunchy edges all wrapped up in one cookie bow! It’ll be your new favorite cookie!
Why You’ll Love…
You’ll love this easy brookie recipe because it’s the perfect combination of brownies and gooey chocolate chip cookies wrapped into one delicious cookie! It’s an easy recipe that comes together in less than 15 minutes and leaves your whole house smelling like delicious brownie cookie dough! Who needs a fancy candle when you can just make this brookies recipe!!?!
Not to mention, these cookies are perfect to make for an ice cream sandwich! Just picture two nice warm brownie cookies with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!? Doesn’t that sound perfect!
What are Brownie Cookies?
There’s technically two different desserts that fall under the “Brookie” category!
Brookies – Brookies are part cookie and part brownie. Usually made by combining layers of cookie dough with brownie batter to create a type of brownie cookie bars! I have a cookie version here that mixes brownie pieces into my chewy chocolate chip cookies! You can find that recipe here! Those cookies are the ultimate treat because they combine two equally delicious desserts into one perfect cookie!
Brownie Cookies – These are cookies with all the flavors and textures of fudgy brownies but in cookie form! It follows some of the same ways you would prepare a classic brownie recipe by whisking together eggs and sugar, before drizzling in a mixture of melted butter and chocolate! This is what creates that classic crackle top that brownies have!
I haven’t tried making these using a brownie mix yet, so if you have tried it, let us know in the comments! But I do have another delicious way to spin store-bought brownie mix here!
How to get the perfect Crackle Top
In order to get that classic crackle top, you have to whip the eggs and sugar together for a few minutes! You want this mixture to go from a orange-yellow color to a pale yellow color! Then you know the eggs and sugar and fully mixed together!
After combining all the other ingredients, you want to bake these cookies right away! I recommend getting the oven preheated before you start to assemble the ingredients, so the oven is ready as soon as the cookie dough is!
This will help create a thin and crackly top that looks just like a brownie!
Equipment Needed:
Cookie Scoop – I like to use a large cookie scoop for this recipe to create big brownie cookies!
Baking Sheet – I would use a large cookie sheet so the cookies have plenty of room to spread out as they bake!
Electric Mixer – You can use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to make sure you really whip the eggs and sugar together! Because I like to use a hand mixer to whip up the eggs and sugar, I recommend using a large mixing bowl to make sure you get everything fully mixed together!
Parchment Paper – I like to add a layer of parchment paper down to make sure nothing sticks to the pan while the cookies are baking!
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Ingredient List:
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Step by Step Instructions:
Step 1. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate chips.
Step 2. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, brown sugar, and sugar together until it’s pale yellow in color. Then pour in the cooled melted chocolate mixture
Step 3: Add in dry ingredients.
Step 4. Then scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Storage Instructions:
I like to store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3-4 days! You can store these in the freezer, however, when you go to bake them again, they may not have the classic shiny, crackly top!
If you’re going to freeze these, drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheet, then place in the freezer. Once they’re fully frozen, then you can add them to a freezer bag and seal completely!
Helpful Tips and Tricks
Because these cookies are really flavored by the chocolate chips you use, be sure to grab a kind you really like, whether that’s dark chocolate or another kind of chocolate chips!
I like to add a pinch of flaky salt to really balance out the sweetness of these brownie cookies!
After melting together the chocolate butter, be sure to let that mixture cool slightly before adding it into the wet ingredients!
These Brownie Cookies are one of my favorite desserts to make! Not only do they taste like rich decadent brownies, but they come together as easy as cookie dough! These cookies have it all: crispy edges, soft, chewy middle, and all the flavors of a rich, fudgy brownie, in cookie form! I hope you love these brownie cookies as much as I do! Or brookies, whatever you want to call them works for me!
Cheers!
-Holly Michelle
Brownie Cookies
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- 3/4 cup Flour
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- Flakey Salt Garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add in chocolate chips and butter.6 tablespoons Butter, 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- Melt the butter and chocolate chips together using 30-second increments on the microwave, stirring each time. This should take about a minute and a half.
- Once the chocolate and butter are melted, set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, add in eggs, brown sugar, and sugar.1/2 cup Sugar, 1/4 cup Brown Sugar, 2 Eggs
- Using a mixer, whip the eggs and sugars together until they go from a bright yellow to a soft yellow, this should take about 4 minutes.
- With the mixer on slow, gently pour in melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture. Then add in vanilla.1 teaspoon Vanilla
- When the chocolate is fully mixed in, add in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.3/4 cup Flour, 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder, 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder, 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- After everything is mixed together, use a medium cookie scoop to scoop large dollops onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. *Please note: the batter will be a softer batter. See notes for details.
- Bake for about 12 minutes, the tops will be crackly and just set, while the insides will be slightly soft.
- Let cool for about a minute, sprinkle on some flakey salt, and enjoy!Flakey Salt
Hi! I’m making these today. I have chocolate protein powder and I’m wondering if I can use some (38g). And if so, would I replace the Cocoa or would I just add it and the Cocoa as well?
Hi! I’m not sure how that would work since I haven’t tested it yet! I did some research though I would do half protein powder and half cocoa powder to be safe! Let me know how it goes!
These turned out exactly like the pictures, and I am OBSESSED. I got a little worried when they came out because they were inflated but I hoped they would deflate and they did!
They stuck a little to my parchment paper but I used a knife to separate them and they were perfect ?
YAY! That’s great!!!
I made these back to back 3x.
Amazing cookie. I have a brownie recipe that has almost a similar method with the eggs and sugar.
Perfect method for anything fudgy!!
Will Make these for friend family and partys
Thank you!!
Of course!!! So glad you liked them!!!