Brown Butter Brookies
Cosmic Iguana

Brown Butter Brookies

Fudgy brownies swirled with rich brown butter cookie dough and studded with chocolate chunks - the ultimate brookie experience.

208Min
16Servings
285Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
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Equipment

pan
stove
bowl
whisk
mixing spoon
measuring cup
measuring spoon
oven
8x8 baking dish
parchment paper
microwave

Ingredients

Brown Butter Cookie Dough

brown sugar

200 g

white sugar

100 g

unsalted butter (browned)

225 g

large eggs (room temperature)

2 piece

vanilla bean paste

10 ml

all-purpose flour

250 g

baking soda

3 g

baking powder

1 g

salt

1.5 g

semi-sweet chocolate chips

300 g

Brownie Batter

salted butter (melted)

113 g

olive oil

30 ml

eggs

2 piece

flour

94 g

brown sugar

100 g

white sugar

50 g

vanilla extract

5 ml

chocolate chips (melted)

170 g

cocoa powder

25 g

For on Top

semi-sweet chocolate chunks

85 g

Instructions

1

Brown the butter

Cook butter in a pan until it turns golden brown and develops a nutty aroma.

5 minMedium heattimer 5 min
Watch carefully to prevent burning - butter should be golden with brown specks
2

Prepare cookie dough

Mix browned butter with sugars, eggs, and vanilla, then fold in dry ingredients and chocolate.

15 min
Mix just until combined to avoid tough cookies
3

Chill cookie dough

Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour to firm up.

60 mintimer 60 min
Chilling prevents spreading and develops flavor
4

Preheat oven

Heat oven to 175°C and line 8x8 pan with parchment paper.

10 min
5

Melt chocolate for brownies

Melt butter with chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler.

3 mintimer 3 min
6

Prepare brownie batter

Whisk olive oil and cocoa into melted chocolate, then combine with sugar-egg mixture and fold in flour.

10 min
Do not overmix - stop when flour streaks disappear
7

Assemble brookies

Layer brownie batter with cookie dough pieces, alternating and finishing with chocolate chunks on top.

10 min
Don't completely cover brownie batter with cookie dough - leave some brownie visible
8

Bake the brookies

Bake until edges are set and center is slightly soft with moist crumbs on toothpick.

35 min175°Ctimer 35 min
Check at 30 minutes - overbaking will make them dry
9

Cool completely

Allow brookies to cool fully before slicing for clean layers.

60 mintimer 60 min
Cooling is essential for clean, defined layers

Storage

Fridge: 5 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Room temperature or oven 180°C for 5 minutes

Store in airtight container. Freeze wrapped portions up to 1 month.

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