salted brownie cookies

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With shiny, crackled tops and rich, fudgy centers, these salted brownie cookies are the ultimate chocolate cookie for brownie and chocolate lovers! Recipe makes 20 cookies.

Baked until soft and chewy and sprinkled with flaky salt, these super indulgent cookies are delicious with coffee or topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (and the perfect way to get your chocolate fix!).

Tips for Brownie Cookie Success

Prep ahead – Temperature and timing are key to perfect brownie cookies cookies, so this method works best if you prep all the ingredients before you start.

Weigh out ingredients – This recipe has been developed and tested by weight. I highly recommend weighing out all ingredients so you can work quickly.

Don’t chill the dough – No chilling required! Brownie cookies are baked right away, while the dough is still slightly warm. From start to finish, these cookies come together in under 40 minutes.

Chocolate – Incorporating just a handful of ingredients, this recipe is really all about the chocolate, so use the best quality chocolate you can (around 66-70% chocolate is a great place to start).

Cookie Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make these decadent brownie cookies:

• Flour – Use all-purpose flour in this recipe.
• Unsweetened cocoa powder – Use Dutch processed baking cocoa for the richest chocolate flavor. I use and recommend Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa.
• Semisweet chocolate – I use and recommend high quality chocolate such as Ghirardelli semi-sweet baking bars or Guittard semisweet chocolate wafers (66% cacao).
• Butter – Use unsalted butter, cut into small cubes. The butter is melted with the chocolate.
• Sugar – The cookie dough uses both granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
• Egg – This recipe uses two large eggs. The eggs are whipped with the sugars to create volume.
• Vanilla – Use pure vanilla extract.
• Semisweet chocolate chips – Chocolate chips are folded into the dough. You can also use dark chocolate chips.

How to Make the Best Brownie Cookies

These brownie cookies come together quickly and there’s no chilling required. Let’s walk through the recipe step-by step:

Combine dry ingredients – Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Melt chocolate – Combine chocolate and butter in a double boiler or in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Slowly melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally until smooth and glossy. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.

Whip eggs and sugars – Combine eggs, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk together on medium speed (speed 4 on a KitchenAid mixer) for 5 minutes.

Mix in melted chocolate – Add melted chocolate to the mixer and mix in on low speed for 1 minute.

Mix in dry ingredients – Add flour mixture and mix in on low speed for 20 seconds, just until combined.

Add chocolate chips – Fold in chocolate chips. Dough will resemble a gooey brownie batter.

Scoop dough – Spray a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoon capacity) with nonstick spray. Invert the scoop just above parchment-lined baking sheets and squeeze the lever to release the dough. Space cookies 3 inches apart, 10 per baking sheet. 

Bake – Bake cookies at 350°F until the tops are shiny and crackly, 12-14 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and sprinkle cookies with flaky salt. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!

More chocolate recipes you’ll love:

• Ultimate Crinkle Brownies
• Chocolate Ganache Loaf Cake
• Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake
• Chocolate Pound Cake

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