I brought these to a potluck, but sadly, they were out-shined by another bar recipe that I brought (coming soon! hint: they had nutella). That doesn’t mean that the brookies weren’t good… it just means the other bar was breathtaking.
I’ve made brookies before, but the other way: brownie cookies. These are the reverse: cookie brownies. So perhaps these should appropriately be called crownies? Nahhh, that just sounds like a nickname for a crook. How can you go wrong with a brownie and a cookie? They’re the most standard items in the dessert world. Combine the two and you’ve got simplicity at its finest. From Buns in my Oven.
Feel free to sub a boxed mix of brownies in instead of making it from scratch!
Brookie
Click here for a printable recipe
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
- 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 semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the cookies:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
For the brownies:
- Melt the butter in pan over low heat. Mix in the sugar and stir continuously until smooth. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
- Pour butter mixture into a a stand mixer. Mix in the cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Fold in the flour and chocolate chips until well combined. Set aside.
For the cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the butter, both sugars, and vanilla until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gradually beat in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the brownie batter into a greased 9 x 13 dish. Drop small spoonfuls of the cookie dough on top of the brownie batter.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownie portion comes out mostly clean.
Totally unrelated, but I learned how to do a fishtail braid. I was so excited that I even made a video to share with you! I originally shared this on my style blog. I apologize in advance for my frozen face the last ten seconds. Feel free to skip over that part, I’m a newbie.
Are u going to post a How-To Video for fishtail braids? It looks great.
Also, what ever happened to your dog Bo? Did you pay for his surgery before you moved? or did you find a new home for him?
@anon- i would post a how to video if i knew how to edit/make videos better. as you can tell from the last 10 seconds of this video, i’m no pro.
and as for bo, yes we paid for his surgery before we moved. we then took him to three different vets to get an opinion about his cancer and see what was best for him. a couple weeks after bo’s surgery, his tumor was already growing back. we learned that he had a very aggressive tumor and there wasn’t anything we could do. all the vets that we saw recommended for us to put him out of his misery because it wasn’t going to get any better from his stage. he would keep having to get surgeries every couple of months or so, and that’s no life for a dog. so unfortunately, we had to put him down.
omg i’m so sorry to hear about bo 🙁
I have an 8 year old dog right now and I can’t imagine what how sad and devastated i’m going to be when i lose him.
i’m very sorry for your loss and i commend you for at least trying all you can do to get him better. thank you for sharing bo’s story with us.
I want to make these so badly, but I used an online calorie counter, and I’d feel so guilty about eating even one. ): how many did you make out of this recipe?
I just made these for a coworker’s birthday… It’s taking all of my willpower not to sample them before tomorrow morning! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Braids and brownies….it made me giggle. They look delish!
Can I do a brownie mix box instead of your recipe? Will the cookie dough not cook right if I do?