Brown Butter Brookies

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Fudgy brownies layered with brown-butter cookie dough chunks.

Cook Time

40 min

Vegetarian
Dessert
Cookie
Snack
Baking
Kid Friendly
Comfort Food

Brown Butter Cookie Dough

Ingredients

  • 1 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cups unsalted browned butter
  • 2 eggs room temp
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chopped or chips

Preparation

  1. Brown butter and let cool slightly.
  2. Whisk sugars with the browned butter until glossy, then add eggs and vanilla.
  3. Sift in the dry ingredients until just combined, then fold in chocolate.
  4. Chill for at least 1 hour.

Brownie Batter

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cups salted butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/4 cups white sugar combined with brown sugar as listed
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cups chocolate chips melted
  • 1/4 cups cocoa powder

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8x8 pan with parchment.
  2. Melt butter with chocolate chips, whisk in olive oil and cocoa powder.
  3. In another bowl, whisk sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
  4. Combine with chocolate mixture, then fold in flour until just mixed.

Assembly and Bake

Ingredients

  • 1 brownie batter from Brownie Batter section
  • cookie dough pieces from Brown Butter Cookie Dough section, chunks to distribute across surface
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Preparation

  1. Pour half the brownie batter into the pan and spread evenly.
  2. Add chunks of cookie dough across the surface without covering fully.
  3. Pour remaining brownie batter over top, then finish with more cookie dough pieces pressed lightly on top.
  4. Lastly, top with the chocolate chunks to your liking.
  5. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until edges are set and center is slightly soft. A toothpick should come out with moist crumbs, not wet batter.
  6. Cool completely before slicing to achieve clean layers.