Brown Butter Brookies

Brown Butter Brookies are an amazingly delicious cookie bar recipe. Homemade Brookies from scratch are made when chocolate chip cookies and brownies collide into one amazingly delicious bar.

Brookies are always a favorite to bring to parties, picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. 

Brown Butter Brookies  are my all time favorite treat.

Who can resists Brownies or a Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Not I, especially when brown butter is involved.

If you're feeling really naughty go ahead and add a big scoop of  Vanilla Ice Cream.. 

I promise I won't tell, actually I did it myself and oh boy was it worth every last bite..

My friend Lisa requests this anytime we have dinner at their house, it's her favorite too..

For very good reasons..

I adapted this recipe from my Ultimate Brookies  post and used The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies with the brown butter.

Here's how to make these delicious Brown Butter Brookies:

In a small saucepan stir together constantly over low heat until chocolate is melted:

• 1/4 cup Butter
• 2 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate
• 1/3 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Beat together:

• 3 whole Eggs
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar 

On medium-high speed with a whisk attachment for about 5 minutes until mixture becomes light and pale.

Turn speed to low and pour in the melted chocolate/butter mixture and 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract. 

Stir until combined.

Mix in:

• 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour or All-Purpose Flour
• 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

Mix until well incorporated. Scraping sides of bowl as needed.

Add:

• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 cup Chopped Nuts (if using). 

Mix until well incorporated. Spread evenly in 9"x13" pan, buttered, lined with parchment and parchment buttered. Alternatively you can butter pan and dust with cocoa powder.

Brown 10 tablespoons Butter in a small sized saucepan until butter is brown and nutty smelling. Swirl the pan as needed to evenly brown the butter. 

Remove from heat and add to large mixing bowl. 

Add remaining 4 tablespoons Cold Butter and mix until butter is melted.

Beat into brown butter:

• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Salt 

Mix until well blended.

Combine:

• 1 whole Egg
• 1 whole Egg Yolk 

Whisk until thoroughly blended. 

Add egg to butter/sugar mixture and beat on medium-high speed for 30 seconds.

Allow mixture to rest 3 minutes. 

Mix again for 30 seconds and repeat 3 minute rest. 

Repeat until batter becomes thick and pale.

It should look about like this...

Add:

• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

Mix for another 30 more seconds. Scrape down the sides of bowl.

Add:

• 1 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

 Mix on low speed until combined.

Can't forget the chocolate chips! 

Add 1 1/2 cups Good Quality Chocolate Chips. Semi-Sweet or Dark Chocolate are both good! 

 Stir until chocolate chips are evenly distributed on low speed.

Drop spoonfuls of Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough evenly over brownie batter.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes-45 minutes, dependent on how chewy you like your cookies and brownies. 

I like mine on the gooey side so when the cookie dough was set to the touch and lightly brown I removed the Brown Butter Brookies from the oven.

Allow to cool for 1 hour before cutting. If using parchment Brookies can be removed from the pan for easier cutting. 

Enjoy with a tall glass of milk or a big scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream.. 

If you're feeling really naughty why not have Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream... I won't tell if you don't! 

Other favorite Cookie Bar recipes we love:

• Brown Butter Blondies
• Brown Butter Blondies with Peanut Butter Swirl 
• Homemade Fudge Brownies 

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Author: Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch

Brown Butter Brookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownie Bars aka Brown Butter Brookies recipe from scratch are a homemade chocolate chip cookie and brownie in one!

Prep time: 30 MinCook time: 35 MinInactive time: 1 HourTotal time: 2 H & 5 M

Ingredients

Brownie Layer

• 4 tablespoons Butter
• 2 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate
• 1/3 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 3 whole Eggs
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour or All-Purpose
• 3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 cup Nuts, Chopped (Optional)(I used Walnuts)

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer

• 14 tablespoons Cold Butter
• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 whole Egg Yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour Or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1 1/4 cup Semi-Sweet or Dark Chocolate Chips, Good Quality

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter, line with parchment paper and butter parchment. Alternatively you can butter pan and dust with cocoa powder.

Brownie Layer

1. Place butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook until melted.
2. In a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment add eggs and sugars. Whisk until pale yellow and fluffy about 5 minutes on medium speed.
3. Add melted chocolate and vanilla to the egg mixture. Mix until almost incorporated.
4. Add dry ingredients to the eggs and mix until fully incorporated on low. Scraoe down sides as needed.
5. Add sour cream and nuts, fold in using a rubber spatula until well combined.
6. Spread brownie layer evenly over the bottom of greased pan.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer

1. In a small saucepan add 10 tablespoons butter and melt over medium heat until butter is brown and nutty smelling. Swirl the pan as needed to encourage butter to brown evenly. Remove from heat.
2. Add browned butter to mixing bowl and add remaining 4 tablespoons cold butter cut into 1 tablespoon sized pieces. Mix until butter is melted.
3. Add both sugars, vanilla and sea salt. Mix until blended.
4. Whisk whole egg with egg yolk and add to butter/sugar mixture. Beat on medium high speed 30 seconds. Let mixture rest 3 minutes.
5. Repeat beating mixture for 30 seconds and resting for 3 minutes until mixture becomes thick and pale.
6. Add baking soda and mix for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of bowl.
7. Add flour and mix on low speed just until combined.
8. Stir in chocolate chips.
9. Drop Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer evenly by spoonfuls over the top of brownie layer.
10. Bake for 35-45 minutes. 35 minutes are for a gooier brookie. Brown Butter Brookies are done when chocolate chip cookie layer is light brown and brownies have risen around chocolate chip cookies.
11. Allow bars to cool for 1 hour before cutting.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

450.69

Fat

25.36

Sat. Fat

15.42

Carbs

53.18

Fiber

3.77

Net carbs

49.4

Sugar

35.7

Protein

6.76

Sodium

386.6

Cholesterol

87.5

The nutritional information and metric conversions are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data. If this important to you, please verify with your favourite nutrition calculator and/or metric conversion tool.

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