Friday Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

I know! Sounds delicious, right?! I mean two great ideas merged into one!  I found the recipe on a few different sites but copied the one that was easiest to post. Pinch of Yum's looked tasty and with pictures! These are cupcakes from Very Best Baking that looked interesting.

I decided to use Kitchen Simple's Layered Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies. And oh my they were so delicious!

Layered Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

Cookie Dough

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Brownie

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 oz bittersweet chocolate
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

For the cookie dough: Cream together butter and sugars, in a large bowl. Mix in egg and vanilla. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed. Set aside.

For the brownie: Place butter and chocolate in small saucepan set over medium-low heat, stir constantly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Whisk in sugar, egg and vanilla. Whisk in cocoa and salt. Stir in flour until evenly combined.

To assemble: Scrape brownie batter into an 8×8 inch baking pan that has been lightly greased and lined with parchment paper; smooth top. Top with chunks of cookie dough, as evenly as possible. Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes, or until cookie layer is set and lightly browned.

Let cool completely before removing from pan to slice. (I don't know why, sure they'll be hot but oh so chewy and delicious!)

Makes: 9-12 servings