Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: The best of both worlds. Chocolatey brownies and sweet, indulgent, slightly butterscotch cookie dough. Texture: The brownie layer is thick, chewy, and fudgey while the cookie dough layer is just like the dough you lick off your fingers (with no eggs!). Ease: Surprising easy. Each layer pretty much dirties just 1 bowl. Appearance: One look at a brownie square topped with cookie dough and your mouth is bound to start watering. Pros: Fun, indulgent, scrumptious dessert. Cons: A whole lotta butter and sugar. Would I make this again? Absolutely.This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.
My obsession with brownies seems to never end. It is a good thing there are SO many different ways to spice up any brownie recipe otherwise I just might have become bored with my favorite dessert. When I saw these brownies on Pinterest I knew instantly I had to make them. The recipe comes from one of my favorite food blogs, Recipe Girl.
I have no clue how I ever missed Lori posting these but I’m glad I eventually discovered them because they are fantastic. Ridiculously good, also ridiculously indulgent (just cut small squares). Bring them to your next family gathering, to your work, to your child’s teacher, to whoever. They’ll love you.
Cookie Dough Brownies
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons, 1 cup) unsalted butter
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
For the cookie dough:
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons, 3/4 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
Instructions
For the brownies:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil. Spray with nonstick baking spray.
- Set a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the chopped chocolate and butter to pan and, stirring occasionally, heat until just melted and smooth. Remove from heat to cool slightly. Whisk the brown sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract. Fold in the flour until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Set pan on a wire rack and cool completely.
For the cookie dough:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the milk and vanilla. On low speed add the flour, mixing until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
To assemble:
- Spread the cookie dough evenly over the cooled brownies. Cover and refrigerate until cookie dough is firm, at least 1 hour. Cut the brownies into squares before serving. Brownies can be kept covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
Hi Tessa – really enjoy trying your recipes and your science based approach to baking! Just wanted to give you a heads us that eating raw flour is not recommended due to the risk of E.Coli.
Here is a link to the CDC’s guidance.
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/no-raw-dough.html#:~:text=Flour%20doesn't%20look%20like,flour%20while%20it's%20being%20made.
Thanks so much, Aimee, for bringing this to our attention! We’re actually in the process of revamping older recipes on our site, and this one needs it. In the meantime, I did add a note in the Recipe Notes section on how to treat the flour. Thanks again!
Can these be frozen?
Am so much happy upon reading your recipes it helps me a lot coz am working in a bakery as a baker cant wait to bake new recipes from u guys thanks a lot more power
These cookie dough brownies look delicious! We made similar cookie dough brownies yesterday and can’t wait to make more!
Love this idea – my boyfriend makes cookie/brownies in layers like this – but you have to be quite careful with raw flour – it’s been linked to several cases of salmonella here recently, particularly wheat and soybean flour.
I chose to make these for my daughter's 18th birthday, tomorrow! Chocolate chip cookie dough is one of her favorites, and the brownies are a bonus! They are in the oven baking now 🙂
Thanks for the recipe!
Tina
These are quite genius. I'm on a total brownie kick lately too. These are a must make. 😉
YUM! Want these NOW!
This is a briliant idea! Cookie dough + brownies… excellent!
These have been on my list of things to make ever since I first saw them. Not sure how I have managed to fail in making them yet. But they will have to jump towards the top of the list now!