Brookies: the mouthwatering recipe for a decadent brownie and cookie hybrid dessert

If you're a fan of dessert bars, get ready to fall in love with brookies. These rich, delicious treats are a combination of fudgy brownies (which have more in common with cookie bars than cakes) and buttery chocolate chip cookies, which is how brookies get their name.

With gorgeous marbled layers of chocolate chip cookie mixed into a moist, tender brownie, it's a match made in heaven. Enjoy your brookies with a glass of milk or cup of tea, or serve them with a scoop of ice cream for an ultra-sweet treat!

Brookie Ingredients

To make the ultimate brookies, you'll need the same ingredients you'd use to make both brownies and chocolate chip cookies.

Flour, brown sugar, and white sugar are all essential, as are chocolate chips. We recommend using semi-sweet chocolate chips so the brookies are overly sweet.

You'll also need eggs, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract.

Baking powder and baking soda are essential for leavening your brookies, ensuring they'll be lovely and soft.

How to Make Brookies

To make these incredibly delicious brookies, start by mixing the cocoa powder and melted butter in a bowl. Pour in the white sugar, brown sugar, and salt, and mix until combined. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla, making sure to beat the mixture well. Sift in the flour and mix until just combined – you don't want to overmix it!

Gently fold in the chocolate chips, then pour the batter into a parchment paper-lined baking dish. Set the baking dish off to the side. Now onto the cookie dough! Cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy in a large bowl. Mix in the vanilla and egg. Sift in the baking soda, baking powder, and salt, then beat to combine.

Finally, sift in the flour. Combine the dough until it just comes together, don't overmix it. Fold in the chocolate chips. Take a spoon and drop dollops of the cookie dough throughout the brownie batter. Wrap the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Take the dish out of the oven, remove the foil, and bake for another 20. You'll know it's ready to come out of the oven when the cookie part of the brookies starts turning golden brown. Remove the brookies from the oven and set the baking dish on a rack to cool completely. Once cool, slice and enjoy!

Tips For the Best Brookies

If you want to simplify your baking, use boxed brownie mix instead of making the brownie batter from scratch.

Make sure to use room temperature ingredients when making your brookies – this will help the batter and dough come together more easily and ensure you don't overmix either.

Don't forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl every so often.

Use the highest-quality cocoa powder you can find to give your brookies the best flavor.

You can mix other tasty additions into your brookies. Try candied citrus peel, butterscotch chips, toffee pieces, mini marshmallows, nuts, or mix up the extracts. Mint, orange, and almond are all delicious.

You can also make Oreo brookies. Mix in chopped Oreo cookies and melted white chocolate chips to the cookie dough batter.

How to Store Brookies

Keep your brookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

Can You Freeze Brookies?

Absolutely! Place your brookies into a sealable bag or airtight container and freeze them for up to 6 months. Let them thaw overnight before serving.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350F. Line a baking dish with parchment paper.

Combine the cocoa powder and melted butter in a bowl. Beat in the white sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla. Beat well.

Sift in the flour and mix until just combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into the baking dish and set it aside.

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Beat in the vanilla and egg. Sift in the baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat to combine.

Sift in the flour and mix until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.

Drop dollops of the cookie dough into the brownie batter.

Cover the baking dish with foil, then bake for 20 minutes. Take off the foil and bake for 20 minutes more.

Remove from the oven and set on a rack to cool completely, then slice.