By: Austin Bailey-Zimmerman

Ingredients

Brownie Batter:

• ½ cup unsalted butter melted
• ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips or roughly chopped chocolate
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup all-purpose flour

Cookie Dough:

• ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder

Instructions:

1. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper or grease it.
2. Heat the oven to 350Fº.
3. For the brownies, melt butter then stir in cocoa powder.
4. Whisk in both sugar and the salt then add the eggs and vanilla and beat well (secret to glossy brownies is to beat the eggs and sugar very well.)
5. Add the flour and mix until almost combined then fold in the chocolate chips
6. Transfer the brownie batter to your prepared pan and spread into a thin layer then set aside.
7. For the cookie dough, cream the butter, and sugars on high for 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
8. Mix in the vanilla and egg.
9. Add salt, baking soda and powder then mix until combined.
10. Pour in the flour and mix until almost combined then fold in the chocolate chips.
11. Drop spoonfuls onto the brownie batter. You don’t need full coverage, it will be nice to see the brownie batter peaking through after baking.
12. Bake at 350Fº for 35-40 mins.
13. Allow to cool before removing from the pan and cutting.
14. Enjoy!

Review:

These brookies were absolutely amazing. The brownie was so rich and gooey, and the cookie was perfectly browned and sweet. The chocolate chips in both were melted and tied both of them together. There was the perfect ratio of cookie to brownie, so in every bite I got a little bit of both. I paired it with a cold cup of milk and it made my night.

The recipe was easy to follow, but took up a lot of time since you have to make two different mixtures. It was all very worth it though, and now I have lots to share.

The next day while I was hanging out with my friends, I shared the brookies with them and they tasted just as good cold or warmed up in the microwave. I also gave some to my brother and he said that they were great.

I got this recipe off of Preppy Kitchen (https://preppykitchen.com/brookies/#recipe) by John Kanell. The website was easy to navigate and the recipe was amazing. He did a great job with creating the perfect brookie recipe.

I had a great time making these, and the result was so worth the time spent! It was great to share with my friends and family. Try making these yourself! Enjoy!