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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Can you make the batter ahead of schedule and leave (tightly covered with cling film for around 4-5 hours) at room temperature till ready to bake?
I would leave it in the fridge, not room temp!
Can these be frozen so I can make them ahead of time?
Yes, they can be frozen after baking!
Mmh, not sure if I have done this right. I used exactly what you said in the recipe but the mixture is a big lump. Hard to scoop. I baked for 12 min and it looks raw…like its not baked at all.
What did I do wrong?
That definitely sounds like something has been measured incorrectly – this mixture is a lot wetter than my normal cookie recipes because of two eggs etc! However, all cookies will continue to bake whilst cooling, so they definitely don’t need longer in the oven.
Amazing brownie recipe, soo delicious. I’m not the best at baking and it was soo easy to follow. Definitely going to get my family and friends to try them. ❤️
Hello, if using a spoon to portion these how much mixture shall I use, one table spoon? Thank you x
Probably a heaped tablespoon? x
Brilliant recipe. Would it be ok to leave out the cocoa powder?
You definitely can’t leave it out as it’s quite integral to the bake, and I would recommend my other cookie recipes x
Ohh I tried these tonite deffo use this recipe again so easy to make love following your Instagram love trying your recipes
These are delicious but the mix was so wet that they spread out very thinly, not like the pic. Need to buy some medium eggs for next time!
Its meant to be a thick gloopy mixture almost, so the chances are yes it had too much moisture x
Do you think you could put something inside to make them like a stuffed cookie e.g an Oreo or kinder bueno? Thanks x
Not with these – the batter is too soft x
Saw the recipe on Saturday and have made them tonight. Very easy to make and look fantastic. Really looking forward to trying them once they have cooled down enough. Thank you 😊.
Hi Jane,
When you say beat, what attachment do you mean I should use? the whisk attachment? – or the one normally used for making cookies?
A beater attachment – the name depends on the mixer, but not the whisk!
Just made these and they were AMAZING!! Will definitely make again!
Absolutely amazing!