Brookies are the recipe that Lucia makes every potluck and every most anticipated chocolate gathering when she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely iconic individual half-brownie-half-cookie bar that delivers the most beloved individual characteristics of the most two most universally adored individual American chocolate desserts simultaneously in the most brilliantly conceived and the most beautifully layered individual bar format — the most fudgy and the most deeply chocolatey individual brownie layer on the most bottom with the most properly chewy and the most golden-edged individual chocolate chip cookie layer baked most beautifully on top.
Producing the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely show-stopping individual dessert bar that makes every single person who encounters it immediately declare it the most brilliant and the most completely ingenious individual dessert they have ever tasted. The most magical individual moment occurs when every individual brookie is cut — the most perfectly clean individual cross-section reveals the most dramatically distinct individual brownie and the most beautifully defined individual cookie layer in every single individual bar.
Brookies are the most easy and deeply extraordinary 55-minute half-brownie-half-cookie gooey celebration bar made with box brownie batter poured into 9×13 pan topped with from-scratch or box chocolate chip cookie dough spread over baked at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes until the most golden and set. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful bar recipes and easy dessert favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Brookies Recipe
This Brookies recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely ingenious individual half-brownie-half-cookie bar that simultaneously satisfies the most deeply chocolatey individual brownie craving AND the most properly chewy individual chocolate chip cookie craving in the most brilliantly unified and the most conveniently single individual bar format — making this the most universally crowd-pleasing and the most completely irresistible individual potluck dessert for literally every individual chocolate and cookie lover simultaneously.
The most critical individual technique for the most beautifully defined and the most clearly distinct individual brownie-and-cookie individual layers is allowing the brownie layer to the most partially pre-bake for 10 minutes before adding the cookie layer — this most essential individual pre-baking step sets the individual brownie surface sufficiently to support the most cookie dough layer without the most individual layers merging into the most undistinguishable individual single mass during the most remaining combined baking time. Our Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars make a beautifully equally layered and equally crowd-pleasing companion for a complete and wonderful layered bar collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Brookies Recipe
For the Brownie Layer:
- 1 box (18 to 22 oz) Brownie Mix, prepared according to box directions
- OR use your most favorite from-scratch individual brownie recipe
For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer:
- 1½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- ½ cup Packed Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 large Egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
How to Make This Brookies Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.
Prepare the brownie mix according to the most individual box directions. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and spread most evenly, cara mia.
Pre-bake the brownie layer at 350°F for exactly 10 minutes. Remove from oven. The most individual brownie surface will appear the most still wet but the most very slightly set — this is the most correct and the most specifically intended individual pre-bake endpoint.
While the brownie layer pre-bakes, prepare the individual cookie layer. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 2 minutes until the most light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Add the flour mixture and mix just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop the most generous spoonfuls of individual cookie dough over the most pre-baked brownie surface. Using the most dampened hands or a the most lightly floured individual spatula, spread the individual cookie dough most gently and the most evenly over the most entire brownie surface — it does not need to be the most perfectly even, as the most rustic individual surface produces the most beautiful individual textured top.
Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes until the cookie layer is the most gorgeously golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs. Cool the most completely in the pan before cutting — at least 1 full hour.
How to Serve This Brookies Recipe
Serve at room temperature for the most completely extraordinary and the most properly set individual brookie bar cross-section that reveals the most dramatically distinct individual brownie and the most beautifully defined individual cookie individual layers. Each most individual cut should be the most clean and the most confident for the most beautifully defined individual cross-section presentation.
For the most completely extraordinary individual potluck experience, warm individual brookie bars briefly in the microwave for 15 seconds and serve alongside a most generous scoop of vanilla ice cream for the most brilliantly warm-and-cold, the most brownie-and-cookie, and the most completely irresistible individual dessert experience. Our Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars make a beautifully equally layered and equally crowd-pleasing companion for a complete and wonderful layered chocolate bar collection.
How to Store This Brookies Recipe
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days — the most fudgy individual brownie layer keeps the most individual bar the most beautifully moist throughout the most entire storage period. Refrigerate for up to one week. Freeze individually wrapped for up to 3 months — thaw at room temperature or warm briefly in the microwave.
Tips to Make This Brookies Recipe
Allow the most completely full 1 hour of individual room-temperature cooling before cutting — the most individual brownie layer requires the most complete individual cooling period to the most fully firm for the most cleanly defined and the most beautifully distinct individual cross-section that does not crumble or collapse during the most individual cutting process. Cutting too warm produces the most ragged and the most improperly defined individual layers.
Use the most quality individual brownie mix as the most base — the most individual box brownie mix quality directly determines the most fudgy and the most deeply chocolatey character of the most individual brownie layer beneath the most individual cookie topping. Choose the most thick-batter individual fudge brownie variety rather than the most cake-style individual brownie mix for the most properly fudgy individual brookie brownie base.
Helpful Notes for This Brookies Recipe
For the most dramatically beautiful and the most perfectly distinct individual layers, choose the most contrasting individual chocolate chips for the top individual cookie layer — dark chocolate chips pressed into the most individual cookie dough top surface provide the most beautifully defined individual visual contrast against the most golden brown individual cookie layer.
Brookie bars are the most genuinely perfect individual make-ahead potluck dessert — bake the most complete 24 hours before the most gathering and refrigerate most tightly covered overnight. The most overnight individual chilling produces the most cleanly defined and the most beautifully individual layered individual cut bars the next day.
Variation of This Brookies Recipe
Maria made a version adding half a cup of chopped walnuts through both the individual brownie batter and the individual cookie dough for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply nutty individual walnut brookie bar. Teresa tried a peanut butter brookie — swirling two tablespoons of smooth peanut butter through the pre-baked individual brownie surface before adding the individual cookie layer — for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply beloved individual peanut butter brookie bar.
For an Oreo brookie version, press 20 whole Oreo cookies over the most pre-baked individual brownie surface before spreading the individual cookie dough over for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply indulgent individual Oreo brookie bar. Our Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars make a beautifully equally cookie-on-top and equally double-layered companion for a complete and wonderful layered bar collection.
FAQs About This Brookies Recipe
Do I need to make both the brownie and cookie layers from scratch?
No — using a box individual brownie mix for the most individual brownie base produces the most equally extraordinary individual brookie result with the most significantly reduced individual preparation time. The most from-scratch individual brownie layer produces the most genuinely extraordinary individual fudgy character, while the box individual mix produces the most conveniently consistent and the most equally fudgy individual result. The most individual cookie layer recipe provided is the most specifically from scratch and is the most strongly recommended for the most properly chewy and the most beautifully golden individual cookie top layer.
Why pre-bake the brownie layer for 10 minutes before adding the cookie dough?
The most 10-minute individual pre-bake sets the individual brownie surface most sufficiently to support the most weight of the individual cookie dough layer without the most individual layers completely merging into an undistinguishable individual single mass during the most combined baking time. Without the most pre-bake step, the most denser individual cookie dough sinks into the most liquid individual brownie batter and eliminates the most dramatically distinct individual two-layer appearance that makes brookies so genuinely extraordinary.
How do I know when the brookies are done?
The most brookie bars are the most properly baked when the most top individual cookie layer is the most gorgeously golden brown and a most toothpick inserted in the most center of the most individual bar comes out with only a few moist crumbs — not wet batter. The most individual brownie layer beneath will always remain the most beautifully fudgy and the most slightly underdone compared to the most individual cookie top — this is the most correct and the most specifically intended individual brookie result.
Conclusion
These Brookies are the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely ingenious half-brownie-half-cookie bar that makes every potluck and every gathering feel genuinely and completely special through the most fudgy brownie base and the most golden chewy chocolate chip cookie top in every single dramatically layered and completely irresistible brookie bar.
We hope they bring the same deeply joyful half-brownie-half-cookie magic and the same completely scraped-clean pan to your kitchen that they have always brought to ours. Make them, share them, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Brookies The Most Easy Fudgy Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Half Brownie Half Cookie Gooey Individual Celebration Dessert Recipe
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes including cooling
- Yield: 20 to 24 bars 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary half-brownie-half-cookie Brookies made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining 9×13 pan preparing 1 box brownie mix according to box directions pouring into pan spreading evenly pre-baking at 350°F exactly 10 minutes until surface slightly set but still wet while brownie pre-bakes whisking 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1/2 cup softened butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 minutes light and fluffy adding 1 room temperature egg and 1 tsp vanilla mixing combined adding flour mixture just combined folding 1 cup chocolate chips dropping generous spoonfuls over pre-baked brownie surface spreading gently with dampened hands or floured spatula returning to oven baking additional 20 to 25 minutes until cookie layer gorgeously golden and toothpick shows few moist crumbs cooling completely minimum 1 full hour before cutting. A completely perfect fudgy brownie chocolate chip cookie layered brookie bar recipe.
Ingredients
1 box 18 to 22 oz Brownie Mix prepared according to box directions
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour for cookie layer
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1 large Egg room temperature
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease and line 9×13 pan.
2. Prepare brownie mix according to box. Pour into pan. Spread evenly.
3. Pre-bake at 350°F exactly 10 minutes until surface slightly set but still wet.
4. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
5. Beat softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar 2 minutes light and fluffy.
6. Add egg and vanilla. Mix combined. Add flour mixture just combined. Fold in chips.
7. Drop generous spoonfuls of cookie dough over pre-baked brownie surface.
8. Spread gently with dampened hands or lightly floured spatula over entire surface.
9. Return to oven. Bake additional 20 to 25 minutes until cookie layer golden and toothpick shows few moist crumbs.
10. Cool completely minimum 1 full hour. Cut into bars.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Bars, Brownies, Cookies, Potluck
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 38mg
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