Chocolate Brownie Cookies are packed with chocolate chips in every chewy bite and topped with a simple chocolate ganache frosting on top. These chocolate chip cookie brownies are a perfect treat, they combine all of the best taste and texture you crave from a batch of fresh brownies.
These brownie cookies are completely irresistible and are a chocolate lovers dream come true. This homemade cookie brownie recipe creates a soft fudgy cookie center and chewy around the edges.
Easy Brownie Cookies
While I admire desserts of all kinds, to be a true dessert obsession for me, it must be chocolate. If you are nodding your head right now, then these cookies are for you. We serve chocolate in three different ways and get a very tasty brownie-like texture. You are going to love these chocolate cookies because they are sure to satisfy any and all of your chocolate cravings. Go ahead and grab a large glass of cold milk and let your teeth sink into a fresh brownie cookie, or two.
Why we think you will love this chocolate cookie recipe
Just in case you needed more reasons to try this recipe, here are three reasons why we think you are going to love it as much as we do.
- Simple ingredients. We only use basic pantry staple ingredients in this recipe, so there should not be any large trips to the grocery store looking for obscure ingredients. Even better if you have all of the ingredients on hand already!
- No dough chilling! Patience is a virtue that few of us are blessed with, which means no chill time is great for people like us. You can go from gathering ingredients to gathering cookies on a plate in just a few minutes.
- The frosting is optional. These cookies taste incredible without the frosting and you can easily eat them still warm off the baking sheet. That said, adding the frosting does give them a little something extra and we do recommend giving it a try.
Fudge Brownie Cookies Ingredients
Cookie dough
Cocoa: You will need ¾ cups of cocoa powder for a rich chocolate taste in every cookie.
Butter: Adding in ½ cup of butter (one stick) will give the cookies needed fats to be moist and fudgy.
Shortening: You will add in ¼ cup of shortening to make the cookies moister but without changing the flavor.
Sugar: You will want to use 2 cups of granulated sugar to make the cookies sweet and chewy.
Eggs: 3 large eggs will bind the dough together well and give the cookies a nice texture.
Vanilla extract: Add more flavor to the cookies by adding in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Flour: For the base of the cookie dough you will need to add in 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour.
Salt: Use ¾ teaspoons of salt to enhance the flavors in the cookie dough well.
Chocolate chips: For more chocolate in every bite, stir in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Frosting
Chocolate chips: You will need ½ cup of chocolate chips for the ganache frosting. I like to use semi-sweet chocolate.
Heavy cream: Add ⅓ cup of heavy cream to the ganache to make it smooth, rich, and creamy.
Butter: You only need ½ a tablespoon of butter to help give our ganache added richness and shine.
How to make Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Prep
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat, set aside.
Dough
In a large bowl, microwave the cocoa powder, butter, and shortening for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Then, stir until the cocoa has dissolved.
Next, add the sugar and mix until blended. Then, add the eggs and vanilla extract, stir until well incorporated.
After that, add in the flour and the salt and mix well.
Now stir in the chocolate chips until well distributed.
Proceed to drop the cookie dough by the tablespoon-sized scoops onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake
Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops of the cookies look slightly cracked.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Chocolate frosting
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine the heavy cream and butter and cook until the butter melts and the mixture begins to boil.
Then, remove the pan from the heat and pour in the chocolate chips. Stir and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, stirring every minute to combine and ensure the chocolate chips melt. The mixture should become thick and smooth.
Proceed to drizzle the ganache over the top of your cookies or dip the cookies in it depending on your preferences.
Let the chocolate set for about 10 minutes, serve and enjoy!
Fun Add-On Ideas
If desired you can serve up these cookies any time of the year and one of the best ways to do that is to make them more unique for the holiday season. Adding red and green sprinkles around Christmas, pink and red sprinkles around valentines day and orange sprinkles in Fall for Halloween really makes these cookies more fun and festive.
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIES
Ingredients
Cookies:
- ¾ cup cocoa
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- ¼ cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Chocolate Glaze:
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- ½ Tbsp butter
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat, set aside.
- Dough: In a large bowl, microwave the cocoa powder, butter, and shortening for 1minute and 30 seconds. Then, stir until the cocoa has dissolved. Next, add the sugar and mix until blended. Then, add the eggs and vanilla extract, stir until well incorporated.
- After that, add in the flour and the salt and mix well. Now stir in the chocolate chips until well distributed. Proceed to drop the cookie dough by the tablespoon-sized scoops onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake: Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops of the cookies look slightly cracked. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to continue cooling.
- Chocolate frosting: In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine the heavy cream and butter and cook until the butter melts and the mixture begins to boil. Then, remove the pan from the heat and pour in the chocolate chips. Stir and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, stirring every minute to combine and ensure the chocolate chips melt. The mixture should become thick and smooth.
- Proceed to drizzle the ganache over the top of your cookies or dip the cookies in it depending on your preferences. Let the chocolate set for about 10 minutes, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
How long are brownie cookies good for?
You can keep these brownie cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. For easier storage wait until the cookies have cooled completely and the frosting has fully set so that the cookies don’t stick to each other in the container.
Can I freeze brownie cookies?
Yes, you can freeze these cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. When you do this I recommend not adding the chocolate ganache frosting until after the cookies have been thawed because chocolate ganache can sweat as it goes from frozen to room temp and we don’t want that to ruin the overall texture or appearance of your chocolate brownie cookies.
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Chocolate Brownie Cookies are loaded with chocolate bits in every bite and topped with a wonderful chocolate ganache. These chocolate chip cookie brownies are an amazing treat, they combine all of the best taste and texture you crave from a batch of fresh brownies.
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