I saw these cookies on Pinterest, and right away they went on my list of things to bake. They are really easy, and best of all, you probably already have all the ingredients on hand. Because, let's be real, the worst is reading a recipe that is perfect for your current mood and easy to make, but you get to the last ingredients and it says "white chocolate chips" or "heath crunch" or "heavy cream". Great. That's just the worst. BUT, that shouldn't happen with this recipe, yay!
Brookies
Brownie Dough:
- 6 Tbsp. butter, softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups flour
- ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough:
- 10 Tbsp. butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¾ tsp. salt
- 1¼ cups chocolate chips
Make the brownie dough: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and egg yolk and beat until fully combined. Add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the batter and mix until no streaks remain. Cover and refrigerate while you make the chocolate chip cookie dough.
Make the chocolate chip cookie dough: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt, and beat until no streaks remain. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Assemble the cookies: Roll the chocolate chip cookie dough into small balls of about 1½ teaspoons of dough; you should have around 4 dozen balls of cookie dough. Remove the brownie dough from the fridge and roll into 4 dozen balls as well. Do not combine the cookie dough yet because the brownie dough is sticky and will dye the chocolate chip cookie dough. Once all the cookie dough is rolled into balls, take one ball of chocolate chip cookie dough and one ball of brownie dough and lightly press them together, then roll them into one cohesive ball. Don’t go crazy or they may combine, but just make one round ball of the two cookie doughs and place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the chocolate chip cookie half is lightly browned and the cookie looks set. Let cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.