Brownie Stuffed Cookies are the ultimate mash-up dessert: a soft, chewy chocolate chip cookie wrapped around a rich, fudgy brownie center for the best of both worlds in one bite. This over-the-top treat is designed to impress at bake sales, parties, and weekend baking!
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Why you'll love brownie stuffed cookies
- You get a chewy cookie exterior with a gooey brownie middle in every single bite.
- They look bakery-level impressive but are built from a simple, home-baker-friendly method that starts with regular brownie mix cake and a straightforward chocolate chip cookie dough.
- The recipe is flexible: you can swap in different brownie flavors, chocolate chips, and mix-ins to create endless variations while keeping the same core method.
What are brownie stuffed cookies?
Brownie stuffed cookies are oversized chocolate chip cookies that are wrapped around small pieces of baked brownie so the brownie becomes a hidden center once the cookie bakes.
The cookies bake up thick and chewy, while the brownie center stays soft and fudgy for a molten, truffle-like texture. To make them, you bake brownies in a pan, cut them into squares, then encapsulate each brownie square with chocolate chip cookie dough before chilling and baking.
Brownie Stuffed Cookies Ingredients
- Boxed brownie mix: I used a brownie mix with real chocolate chips or cocoa to give a richer flavor and better texture in the center. Plus eggs, oil or butter, and water (as called for on the brownie box). Then cut the prepared brownie mix cake into squares for "brownie bites".
- Unsalted butter (softened): Using softened, not melted, butter helps the cookies hold shape and prevents excessive spreading.
- Brown sugar: Adds moisture and a deeper, caramel-like sweetness that pairs beautifully with dark chocolate. Adds chewiness and helps the cookies stay soft for days.
- Granulated sugar: Helps the cookies spread just enough without becoming too cakey.
- Egg: Helps the cookies hold together when wrapped around the brownie squares.
- Vanilla extract: Always use it in baking cookies.
- All-purpose flour: The right amount of flour helps you achieve thick, substantial cookies that still stay soft.
- Baking soda: It's the reason why the cookies bake up thick and chewy instead of dense.
- Bittersweet chips specifically keep the cookies from tasting overly sweet next to the brownie.
How to Make Brownie Stuffed Cookies
1. Cream Butter and Sugar
Use an electric hand mixer to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Whisk in the egg and vanilla
Make sure the eggs are thoroughly beaten and homogenous with the creamed sugar.
3. Add Dry Ingredients
Reduce your mixer to low speed. Gently whisk in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Add Cookie Dough and Brownie bite
Use a standard size cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet. Flatten each cookie dough ball into a disc and place a brownie bite in the center of each disc. Fold the cookie dough over the brownies.
5. Bake
Space your cookies about 1 ½ inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Let your cookies cool for a few minutes and then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Enjoy!
Brownie Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 brownie cake sliced into cubes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Make Cookie Dough
- Beat Butter and Sugar: Use an electric hand mixer to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla. Make sure the eggs are thoroughly beaten and homogenous with the creamed sugar.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Reduce your mixer to low speed. Gently whisk in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Add Brownie Bite into Cookie Dough
- Use a standard size cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet. Flatten each cookie dough ball into a disc and place a brownie bite in the center of each disc. Fold the cookie dough over the brownies.
Bake
- Space your cookies about 1 ½ inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Let your cookies cool for a few minutes and then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Enjoy!
Tips for Success
- When it comes to the brownie you have a couple options. Most major grocery stores sell a "fresh baked" brownie bite in the bakery section. This is what we used for the photos. You can also bake some homemade or box mix brownies and cut out squares about 1x1 inch.
- If you are making your own brownies then you will want to let them cool down completely before using them for these cookies. This will help ensure the brownie pieces hold their shape when wrapping them in cookie dough.
- You can use any kind of chocolate chips for this recipe. Milk and dark chocolate both make great substitutions. You can also replace the chips with chopped chocolate. Chopped chocolate melts down a little bit more than traditional chocolate chips.
- You can store these cookies in an airtight container or ziploc bag on the counter for up to 5 days. Enjoy your cookies at room temperature or reheat in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.
- The cookie scoop we used was a #40. If you don't have a cookie scoop then you can just use a large spoon. You want your balls of cookie dough to be between 1 ½ and 2 tablespoons in size.
- If you only have unsalted butter then you will want to add ¼ teaspoon of salt to the cookie dough along with the rest of your dry ingredients.
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