Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies
Double down on dessert with this two-in-one recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies. Half chocolate chip cookie and half chocolate fudge brownie, this brookie hybrid is a must-try flavor mashup.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Therefore, I’m cramming a bunch of photos into this blog post and hoping Google lets me get away without writing diddly this week. I’m lazy and uninspired and it’s not like anything worth repeating happened anyway. It was a quiet couple of days filled with uneventful events. I quit my soul sucking job, hydroplaned while driving in a tropical storm and witnessed my Florida pool sloshing from an earthquake 750 miles away in Haiti.
Like I said (with heavy sarcasm), just the same old same old.
Mother Nature or not, there’s always a cloud of chaos over my head. You won’t hear be complaining about it though. Don’t be mistaken; I am complaining, you just won’t hear it over the blaring hair band music. There’s only two things keeping me from losing my mind: Mötley Crüe and baking. I’m not kidding, if it weren’t for Vince Neil and vanilla extract I’d have my own wing at the local mental hospital.
Today I’m rocking out to “Shout at the Devil” while whipping up something wickedly good: cookie brownies. Also called brookies, these bad boys are the best of both dessert worlds, chewy chocolate chip cookies fused to fudgy brownies. Cheaper than a psychiatrist but just as mind-altering effective, these insane cookie brownies are about to be your new favorite treat.
Before sharing this yummy recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies, here are a few baking tips to help you out:
Ingredient Tips and Tricks
To begin with, I always bake with unbleached all-purpose flour. That’s because bleach should only be added to brownies for cheating boyfriends, not brownies you’re eating yourself.
For best results, butter and eggs should be at room temperature before beginning.
Preparation Tips and Tricks
Above all, always bake brownies in a shiny metal pan. I do not recommend glass or stoneware pans for brownies due to their prolonged bake times.
Remove brownies from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. If the batter is still wet then continue baking and check again in one minute increments. Take care to avoid overbaking.
Storage and Freezing Tips for Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies
Store cookie brownies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
Brownies freeze well up to 2 months when wrapped in plastic wrap then stored in an airtight container. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
I hope you enjoy this Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownie recipe. Please leave a comment and a rating at the bottom of this blog when you try it for yourself. And, while you’re at it, sign up for my weekly Recipe Newsletter so you never miss a tempting recipe.
Finally, if you are a brownie fanatic check out this Cherry Cheesecake Brownies Recipe. Made from scratch, these fudgy brownies are studded with cherry pie filling and creamy cheesecake for a swirl of both in every bite.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies
Equipment
- 9 x 13 metal baking pan
Ingredients
Cookie Brownies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour unbleached
- 1/4 tsp sea salt fine
Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour unbleached
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt fine
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 metal baking pan with aluminum foil and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together butter and both sugars until combined.
- Add vanilla and eggs then whisk vigorously until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, sift together cocoa powder, flour and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet, stirring with a wooden spoon until just combined. Note: batter will be thick.
- Pour brownie batter into prepared baking pan and smooth with a spatula until even. Set aside.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Beat butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until creamed, approximately 4 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla then beat until incorporated. Scrape down the side of the bowl with a spatula as needed until combined. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet then stir with a wooden spoon until mostly combined and flour is still visible. Add chocolate chips and continue stirring until just combined. Take care to avoid overmixing.
- Drop cookie dough by the spoonful onto brownie batter and gently flatten with your fingers.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Remove from oven and place brownie pan on a baking rack to cool completely at room temperature, approximately 1 hour.
- Gently remove aluminum foil then cut brownies into squares and serve.
- Store cookie brownies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
I’m going on record now as saying the brookies are the single most amazing bakery invention in the history of cooking. It’s the ultimate treat.
You’re a very wise man, Ben. Brookies are basically edible kryptonite: two of the best bakery flavors in one. Thanks a bunch for the review!!
Somehow this is not very popular in India. But I am so impressed, hope to bake and make brookies popular in my tribe!
Hi Bedabrata, taste preferences are so different between our countries but it’s nice that we can can enjoy the flavors of both. There’s an Indian restaurant 5 miles from me 🙂 Thanks for the review and I hope you get a chance to introduce this sweet treat to your tribe!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I love brookies, but I’ve never tried making them for myself. Om nom nom.
Nom nom, indeed, Brianne! LOL It’s a simple recipe with a delicious payoff.
Umm yes this is the content I need in life! I want to try to make them!
Thank you, Neely. Edible content is the best content lol.
I want to bite down on all the brownies! Love the idea of having these 2-color/flavour brownies. I’ve never tried baking something like that but it sounds quite doable so I’ll give it a go!
Thanks, Ronnie. It is a great little dessert–two classic flavors in one. Hope you get a chance to try!
gave you a 5 star! will definitely try this one soon!! 🙂
Thanks, Grasyah! That’s very sweet of you. Enjoy the recipe!
Those brookies look delicious! We love to eat a good dessert after meals so this is something that we will enjoy.
Many thanks, Ivan. You can’t go wrong with a cookie/brownie combo. Enjoy!!
I’m craving so much for something like this right now. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
You are most welcome, Rose. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment and I hope you enjoy the recipe!
I love cookies and i love brownies.. Haha wjo would have thought you can have the best of both in one recipe.. This will definitely satisfy my sweet tooth
Thanks a bunch, Milton. It’s impossible to say no to a brookie when you’re a cookie/brownie lover.
I don’t know who thought up brookies, but they were a genius. It’s the two best sweets rolled up into one super snack. I can’t wait to try this one!
I couldn’t agree more! It took a brilliant mind to combine these two irresistible treats into one. Enjoy the recipe 🙂
Well, thanks a lot for this delicious recipe that is going to add on more LBs. How did you know I had a sweet tooth!
Haha, sorry-not-sorry. A sweet tooth cannot be denied 😉
These look amazing! I’d love to try making these but my husband is the baker of the house.
Hi Nyxie, Thanks for the compliment. Maybe you can drop some subtle hints to your husband to bake these brookies for you 😉
Delicious! I would love to try this recipe!
Hi Nkem, I’m glad these brookies caught your eye. I hope you get a chance to try the simple recipe for yourself!
These look so yummy. I do not think I have ever had a brookie before.
Thanks, Elise. Brookies are the best of both worlds: brownies and chocolate chip cookies in one yummy bite.
This is yummy, I would love to have it as a snack for when working on my blogging work. Thank you for sharing!
Fransic –
Thank you, Fransic. Blogging is as good of an excuse as any to eat brookies 😉
I have never had these before, and they sound absolutely amazing! My kids would definitely enjoy baking these too.
Hi Marysa, thanks so much. Great idea getting the kids involved in baking these brookies. One can be on cookie dough duty and the other on brownie batter. How fun would that be?!
Brookies are staples in my household. We love baking it. So yummy! Can’t wait to try your recipe.
Thanks, Emman. I like to make a double batch and freeze half for later when the brookie cravings strike 😉
Those cookies looks amazingly delicious, it makes me drool now. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks so much for the cookie compliment! I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we did.
Love this brookies recipe. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks, Linda. I love this recipe too–probably a little too much if you consider how tight my pants have been getting around the waistline lol.