Best Brownie Cookie Recipe

This brownie cookie recipe is all of the good parts of a brownie- crackly crust, fudgy middles, chewy edges, & intense chocolate flavor -in one easy, homemade cookie recipe. One of the best cookie recipes around!

I have some amazing, chocolaty goodness for you today! These Brownie Cookies are for serious chocolate lovers.

They’re similar to my Flourless Fudge Cookies, the one of the most popular cookie recipes on my site, but this easy cookie recipe makes chocolate cookies that are thicker and richer.

This homemade brownie cookie recipe is pretty simple to make and give you all of the good parts of a brownie – shiny, crackly crust, fudgy middles, chewy edges, and intense chocolate flavor – in one little cookie.

When you read the recipe, you may be tempted to cut short the mixing time. Don’t do it!

The cookies need the extended mixing time. It’s going to make all the difference in your cookies turning out right. So please take the few extra minutes to make it as written.

And…..then enjoy the most ridiculously rich and fudgy, best homemade cookies ever!

If you love brownies, please take a moment to check out my how-to make homemade brownies guide! Or check out my Brookie recipe that combines these cookies with chewy chocolate chip cookies!

Tips For Making Brownie Cookies

• Cocoa Powder: I didn’t have good results when using Dutch-processed cocoa powder. I recommend using unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe.
• Chocolate chips: I’ve tried making the cookies without the chocolate chips, and they didn’t have as much of a crackly crust. Don’t skip the chocolate chips if you want a shinier cookies.
• Mixing: I recommend using a paddle attachment to mix the cookie dough. I’ve tried using a whisk attachment, and the cookies didn’t turn out as well.
• Chilling: The cookies will be flat and will bake out if you skip chilling the dough. Also, if your fridge is packed doesn’t chill very well, you may find that you need to add a little extra time to the given chilling time.
• Baking: The cookies will look underbaked in the center but be set at the edges, and the crackly, shiny crust will develop as the cookies cool.

Tools Used To Make Brownie Cookies

• Cookie Scoop: This is the cookie scoop I have. I use it so much that I bought a second one. It’s great for scooping cookies, mini muffins, and even meatballs.
• Parchment paper: I buy a giant roll of parchment paper, and I use it regularly to line pans. I also use it underneath baking racks to catch drips when I’m putting on glaze or icing.

INGREDIENTS

• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips (60-70% cacao)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder¹
• 1 cup pecans (chopped, optional)
• 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

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