BROOKIES RECIPE

Can’t decide between a Brownie and a Cookie for your snack? Now you don’t have to with my Brookies Recipe! It’s a delicious, unique dessert that combines both of your snacking favorites into one satisfying party in your mouth!

Today’s my oldest son’s birthday! He’s twelve. I can’t believe he’s twelve years old. It seems like yesterday that I brought this bright-eyed bundle of joy home from the hospital.

Lincoln was the best and easiest baby ever. I said while I was pregnant that I’d rather have a bad pregnancy and a good baby than the other way. I was blessed with an easy pregnancy, bad delivery, and easy baby. Two out of three isn’t bad.

We were planning his birthday party when he told me he wanted a ‘cake’ that was a brownie on the bottom and chocolate chip cookie on top ‘cooked together’, he said. Both my boys are little foodies and give me suggestions all the time for the blog. I’ll have to say some of them are great, some crazy but do-able and some downright impossible! I didn’t have the heart to tell Lincoln that what he was describing was called a Brookie and it had already been ‘invented’.

What is a Brookie?

It’s exactly as Lincoln described. It’s a layer of thick, gooey brownie topped with cookie dough on top and baked to perfection. You can mix it up from there adding chips and candy to the brownie layer and/or adding different cookie doughs to the top layer. Most often you’ll see Brookies with rich, chocolate chip cookies as the top layer. This is how I made my Brookie.

The process for this is pretty straight forward. You’ll actually make two separate recipes then combine them before baking.

I made the brownie layer thick and rich. It’s denser than the chocolate chip cookie layer and I’ve found that it works better as the base. After mixing the brownie layer together simply press it into a 9×13 inch pan. Line your pan with heavy foil then spray with non-stick spray. This makes clean up much easier!

Brookies Recipe

Then, mix your chocolate chip cookie dough together. Gently press this dough on top of the brownie batter. I found my fingers or a spatula that has been sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray works best for spreading this layer.

Then just bake it, but watch it carefully. Overcooking equals no gooey factor!

Below is the actual Brookie that I made for Lincoln’s party. I decorated it a little with Decorator Icing. Every Birthday Brookie should be decorated. Twelve-year-old boys don’t want too much decoration though. I sprinkled (or maybe I strategically placed) a handful of M&M candies on top of the birthday Brookie too. Those are the only 2 changes made to this one.

Tips

• Be sure to measure flour accurately for the best results!
• Don’t forget to always use room temperature eggs and room temperature butter!
• The standard measurement for eggs is to use a large egg in recipes. If you have jumbo or extra small, you’ll need to make adjustments in the recipe.

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Brookies Recipe

Brookies Recipe is a delicious, unique dessert that combines both of your snacking favorites into one satisfying party in your mouth

Prep Time25 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time1 hr 5 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American/Southern

Keyword: brownies, chocolate chips, cookies

Servings: 24 servings

Calories: 385kcal

Author: Paula Jones

Ingredients

For Brownie layer

• 1 cup butter
• 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For Chocolate Chip Cookie layer

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

For Brownie

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually add this to the butter mixture.
• The mixture will be THICK.
• Press into a 9x13 inch pan that has been lined with aluminum foil then sprayed with non-stick spray.

For Chocolate Chip Cookie layer

• Cream butter with sugars until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Add vanilla and combine.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix until combined.
• By hand add the chocolate chips fold in until evenly distributed.
• Carefully press and spread on top of brownie layer. It may take a little work, but get it as even as possible.
• Bake on center rack of oven 35 to 40 minutes or until light, golden brown and cookie is set in the center.

Nutrition

Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 523IU | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg

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