Brownie Cookies!
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Easy and delicious brownie cookies – the gooey softness of a brownie, mixed with the delicious of a cookie!
Brownie cookies
Shall we start this blog post by saying it’s been nearly two months since I have posted a cookie recipe, and I have missed them. I love them. I love all things cookie related, and I am entirely OBSESSED. So, here’s another…. BROWNIE COOKIES!
After asking for requests, I realised so many of you wanted a brownie related bake, but also so many wanted a cookie related bake… so I thought why not combine the two?! I have so many cookie recipes on my blog now… but nothing like this!
NYC cookies vs brownie cookies
My NYC cookies have absolutely stolen the show recently with so many of you baking them that I genuinely can’t keep up – my NYC chocolate chip cookies have become the highest rated blog post on here, and my triple chocolate NYC cookies are quickly catching up.
Those cookies are designed to be a cookie, they are designed to have that texture that you want… whereas these? They are literally mini brownies, but in the shape of a cookie. It’s like the ultimate combination of delicious! Honestly they are just so soft.
Recipe
The base recipe is fairly similar to a genuine mash up of a cookie and brownie mix. Not as many eggs as a full brownie mix, but more than just cookies. The other measurements are different, the texture when you mix it is different – but so so good.
If you are after a crunchy cookie, these are 100% NOT the ones for you. These are designed to have a soft centre, and almost be cake like I guess you could say! The base mixture is so incredibly easy to make and you can just whack in some chocolate chips to make them lovely and gooey.
You can see from the photos that they are softer cookies, and you can see how perfect they would be fresh out of the oven. I always have to say that cookies last a certain amount of time, but seriously these were eaten SO QUICKLY.
Chocolate
The base brownie mixture is different because I use cocoa powder to flavour the brownie mixture, compared to melted chocolate in my actual brownies. You can’t afford to have the mixture as wet as a normal brownie mixture, so these are perfect.
I then went for white chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips this time as I love how they look because of it, but you can use all dark, milk, white, chocolate orange, you can add some nuts etc! I just like the chocolate chips as it adds to the gooey texture.
If you didn’t want to add any chocolate chips that is totally okay – you will make a few less cookies, and they won’t be as gooey, but they will be a lovely soft chocolate cookie all the same.
Tips & Tricks
- You can use any type of chocolate chip in these. I used a mixture of milk and white chocolate.
- You can use light brown sugar, or dark brown sugar in place of the granulated sugar.
- These cookie scoops are ideal for the job and have three sizes! I use the middle 5cm size for these cookies.
- These will last for 4-5 days after baking, but honestly they will be eaten before then.
Usually I give my bakes away to family, friends, or my work colleagues… but these I didn’t want to share. You can find the recipe below! Any questions, leave a comment below! x
Brownie Cookies!
Ingredients
- 115 g unsalted butter
- 200 g white granulated sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 175 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 200-300 g chocolate chips/chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 5, and line two large trays with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter until liquid.
- Add the melted butter, sugar and cocoa powder to a bowl, and beat for a couple of minutes.
- Add in your eggs and vanilla extract and beat again.
- Add in the plain flour, baking powder and salt and beat until a brownie looking cookie dough is formed.
- Add in the chocolate chips and fold through.
- Scoop/portion your batter onto the trays. A 5cm ice cream/cookie scoop works well as the mixture is quite soft!
- Bake the cookies in the oven for 10-12 minutes. They should spread slightly, but not too much.
- Once baked, let them cool slightly, but they are best enjoyed warm.
Notes
- You can use any type of chocolate chip in these. I used a mixture of milk and white chocolate.
- You can use light brown sugar, or dark brown sugar in place of the granulated sugar.
- These cookie scoops are ideal for the job and have three sizes! I use the middle size for these cookies.
- These will last for 4-5 days after baking, but honestly they will be eaten before then.
ENJOY!
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Hi, would I use 1 large egg instead of 2 medium eggs? Thanks xx
Is it okay to use baking spread instead of unsalted butter>
This can make the cookies spread slightly more, but it should be okay!!
I did not see whether you specified the type of cocoa, dutch-processed or not. Thanks
Hi Jane can I use golden caster sugar instead of caster sugar
Definitely!
Is it possible to stuff these with Nutella ?
Can you make these ahead of time and keep the batter in the fridge?
Thanks!
I think you should be able to
These were delicious straight out of the oven, but after a few hours they’ve gone rock hard so had to microwave them to make them soft again. Did I just over bake them?
Yes, this sounds over baked!! x
Beautiful made these many of times defnetly a favourite in thos House
So glad! x
Could these be cooked in the air fryer?
Hi.. I’ve made them twice now and whilst they eventually turned out perfect I did have to add more flour to make a cookie dough as the mixture was too wet & sticky. Only change I made was to use light brown soft sugar instead of granulated. Would this have made that much different to the texture?
Could you use this recipe alongside your nyc cookies recipe to make ‘brookie cookies’? I might just give it ago!! 😋
I can’t reply to Mrs Bakers message, to find out how she made these brownie biscuits gluten free & vegan to ask her what she substituted for the egg. I wonder if she used “No Egg” powder or a flax/chia egg. My daughter is anaphylactic with eggs. This recipe sounds delicious 😋
My mix spread a little more than picture if i chill
them before cooking would it prevent them from
spreading as much.
You may have overbeat the eggs after adding thm in. The more air you beat into the eggs, the more a cookie will spread. If that’s the case then chilling it won’t help much.
These cookies always turn out beautifully! I would like to make a blondie cookie but on trying the recipe without the cocoa, the mixture was thinner. I tried adding more flour (50g) but it didn’t work and the cookies didn’t really work out as well (although they tasted great.) I also use three types of chocolate. Any ideas? Thank you!
These cookies are so nice! Really gooey and chocolates 🍫 😋
Was a bit worried about how thin the mixture was, but they turned out great! Thanks for the recipe 😊
Is there alot of mixing?, If it doesn’t require too much can I use a handheld whisk instead of electric?
Hiya! This should be fine! Enjoy! x
Hey just wanted to ask, can these be baked in an airfryer? If so, what temp and time please.
I love that no fancy ingredients are needed for your recipes! Whenever I want to try one I always have everything in my pantry already. Great work Jane x