🍪🍫 The Best Fudgy Brownie Cookies
5.0 Rating • Easy • 30 minutes • 12 cookies
If you're looking for rich, fudgy and intensely chocolatey cookies with a deliciously crackly top and a soft, brownie-like centre, you've come to the right place. These homemade brownie cookies combine the best part of brownies and cookies in one irresistible treat. They're packed with dark chocolate and cocoa powder, with a soft and fudgy centre and slightly crisp edges.
They're incredibly easy to make and, unlike traditional brownie batter, the dough doesn't need to rest or chill before baking. Simply scoop the dough onto a baking tray, bake until the edges are set and the centres are still soft, and enjoy warm chocolatey cookies straight from the oven.
Whether you're baking for a special occasion, sharing them with friends or simply craving something chocolatey, these brownie cookies are guaranteed to become a favourite.
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🖤 Why You'll Love This Recipe
📋 Recipe Information
| ⏱ Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| 🔥 Bake Time | 10-11 minutes |
| ⏰ Total Time | 30 minutes |
| 🍽 Servings | 12 cookies |
| ⭐ Difficulty | Easy |
| 💰 Budget | Low |
🥣 Equipment
🍫 Brownie Ingredients
🍫 Brownie Cookie Ingredients & What They Do
Every ingredient plays an important role in creating rich, fudgy and chocolatey brownie cookies with a soft centre and delicious crackly tops.
Give the cookies structure while adding richness and helping create their soft, fudgy texture.
Provides enough structure for the cookies while keeping them soft rather than cakey.
Adds sweetness and helps create the beautiful crackly tops these brownie cookies are known for.
Intensifies the chocolate flavour without adding too much extra moisture.
Adds moisture, chewiness and a deeper caramel-like flavour.
Enhances the chocolate flavour and adds a subtle sweetness.
Adds richness, tenderness and flavour to the cookies.
Gives the cookies just enough lift so they don't become too dense.
Provides the balance chocolate flavour and fudgy texture that makes these cookies taste like brownies.
Balances the sweetness and makes the chocolate flavour stand out.
🧈 Ingredients
🍫 Brownie Cookies
- 100gr white sugar
- 50gr brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 55gr milk chocolate and 55gr dark chocolate
- 55gr butter
- 80gr all-purpose flour
- 25gr cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Vainilla to taste
- a pinch of salt
- Optional: chocolate chips
- Optional: a pinch of instant coffee
For the best flavour, use a combination of milk and dark chocolate. The dark chocolate gives the cookies a rich, intense chocolate flavour, while the milk chocolate adds sweetness and creaminess, creating the perfect balance.
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow these simple steps to make rich, fudgy brownie cookies with soft centres and delicious crackly tops.
🧈 Step 1 · Brown the Butter
Start by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Let it continue cooking until it becomes golden brown and starts to smell nutty and caramel-like. Keep an eye on it and stir occasionally so it doesn't burn.
Once the butter is beautifully browned, remove the saucepan from the heat.
🍫 Step 2 · Melt the Chocolate
While the browned butter is still hot, add the mixture of the two chocolates and stir gently until it melts completely.
The residual heat from the butter will help melt the chocolate into a smooth, glossy mixture.
Set it aside to cool slightly while you prepare the eggs and sugar.
🥣 Step 3 · Whisk the Eggs & Sugar
In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Whisk them very well until the mixture becomes lighter in colour, thickened and very foamy.
This step is important because you want to incorporate plenty of air into the mixture. The eggs and sugar should look noticeably lighter and fluffy before moving on to the next step.
Don't rush this part — the more air you incorporate here, the better the texture and crackly top of your brownie cookies will be.
🍫 Step 4 · Add the Chocolate Mixture
Slowly pour the slightly cooled melted chocolate and butter mixture into the whipped eggs and sugar.
Gently mix everything together until smooth and fully combined.
The mixture should look glossy, rich and deeply chocolatey.
🌾 Step 5 · Add the Dry Ingredients
Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt to the chocolate mixture.
Using a rubber spatula, gently fold everything together until the dry ingredients are just incorporated.
Do not overmix the batter. Stop as soon as you can no longer see streaks of flour.
The final mixture should be thick, glossy and scoopable, similar to a thick brownie batter.
🍪 Step 6 · Scoop the Cookies
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop portions of the brownie cookie dough onto the tray, leaving enough space between each one for them to spread while baking.
The cookies will naturally spread during baking, so don't worry if they look slightly thicker and smaller when you first scoop them.
There is no need to chill or rest the dough before baking.
🔥 Step 7 · Bake the Brownie Cookies
Preheat your oven to 175°C (347°F).
Bake the cookies for approximately 10–11 minutes.
The edges should look set while the centres should still look slightly soft.
Don't overbake them! They will continue to set as they cool, and taking them out while the centres are still soft is what gives them that delicious fudgy brownie texture.
Once the brownie cookies come out of the oven, immediately sprinkle a little flaky or coarse salt over the top while they are still hot.
Let the cookies cool on the baking tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. They will continue to set as they cool while keeping their deliciously soft and fudgy centres.
👩🏻🍳 Baker's Tips
- ✔️ Brown the butter carefully until golden and nutty, but don't let it burn.
- ✔️ Let the chocolate and butter mixture cool before adding it to the eggs.
- ✔️ Whisk the eggs and sugar until light and foamy.
- ✔️ Don't overmix once you add the flour and cocoa powder.
- ✔️ Use an ice cream scoop to create evenly sized cookies.
- ✔️ Leave enough space between the cookies because they will spread in the oven.
- ✔️Don't overbake them — the centres should still look slightly soft when they come out of the oven.
- ✔️ Finish with flaky salt for the perfect sweet-and-salty balance.
❌ Common Mistakes
- Overbrowning or burning the butter.
- Adding the chocolate while the butter is no longer warm enough to melt it properly.
- Overmixing the batter after adding the flour.
- Placing the cookies too close together on the baking tray.
- Chilling or resting the dough unnecessarily.
- Overbaking the cookies.
- Moving the cookies immediately after taking them out of the oven.
📦 Storage
Room Temperature
Store the brownie cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Refrigerator
You can keep them refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Let them come to room temperature before serving for the best texture.
Freezer
Freeze the baked cookies for up to 3 months. Place them in a freezer-safe container or bag, separating layers with baking paper if necessary.
To Serve
For that freshly baked texture, warm a cookie in the microwave for around 10–15 seconds.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Why are my brownie cookies not crackly on top?
The eggs and sugar need to be whisked very well until the mixture becomes lighter, thicker and foamy. This helps create the characteristic shiny, crackly tops.
Do I need to chill the brownie cookie dough?
No! Unlike many traditional cookie recipes, this brownie cookie dough doesn't need to rest or chill before baking.
Why are my cookies spreading too much?
Make sure your measurements are accurate and that you haven't added too much butter. Also, make sure your oven is fully preheated before baking.
How do I know when they're done?
The edges should look set while the centres still look slightly soft. Don't wait until the entire cookie looks completely firm, as they will continue cooking slightly while cooling.
🍫 Try These Variations
- 🍪 Triple Chocolate Brownie Cookies
- 🥜 Brownie Cookies with Walnuts
- 🍫 Salted Chocolate Brownie Cookies
- 🤎 Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies
- ☕ Mocha Brownie Cookies
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