These cookies have been making the rounds on quite a few blogs lately but I’d originally seen them over on Michelle’s site, Brown Eyed Baker. I knew they’d be perfect for Shane so I bookmarked them. About 90% of the treats I make don’t appeal to him at all, but a decadent, unadulterated chocolate cookie is sure to make him smile.
I finally set out to make the cookies last weekend and, as I suspected, they were a huge hit with Shane! They really are a lot like fudgy brownies – gooey in the center with a crispy chocolate crust on the outside. In fact, if given a choice between making these cookies or a fudgy brownie recipe, I’d choose the cookies because I think they’re faster and easier and I hate trying to cut brownies into individual portions. I halved this recipe and got 12 cookies. Shane ate a few the day I made them but since I asked him to save me a couple so I could photograph them, he hasn’t had any all week. I just got around to shooting them today so I know he’ll be psyched to come home and dig in to the remaining cookies!
Better-than-Brownies Chocolate Cookies
from Brown Eyed Baker
2 2/3 cups (about 16 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set it over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until completely melted and smooth.
In the meantime, whisk together the eggs, vanilla and sugar in a medium bowl. Set aside. In a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.
Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and stir to combine well. Slowly add the dry ingredients, folding them into the batter. Once all of the flour is incorporated, fold in the chocolate chips.
Scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough (a medium cookie scoop’s worth) onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are firm on the outside. Like brownies, do not overbake! Leave to cool completely on the baking sheets.
Makes about 24 cookies
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Oooh, these look amazing. What’s not to like about an unadulterated chocolate cookie that tastes like a brownie? Wow, my idea of heaven, too!!
Brownies in cookie form – more than meets the eye! I am definitely ready to dig into the rest of these!
Oh, YUM!!! Got any left? :o)
A chocolate crust w/ a gooey center..ahhh heaven
Wow Tracey, these look amazing. I may have to make some tonight.
These are on my list!
So glad that these were a hit at your house!! You’ve got me craving more of them 🙂
I absolutely have to make these! I think I might try making them with peanut butter chips instead of the chocolate chips! I adore brownies, so I’m sure these will be perfect!
There are few things better than a good brownie! These look delicious.
Oh wow! These cookies are making me smile! They look fabulous – but I haven’t seen them before now! I’ll be bookmarking this now!
I’m so glad that I’m not the only one with a finicky better half when it comes to my baking.
These cookies look awesome and I think I’ll make them for the fiancé and see what he thinks. Keeping my fingers crossed on this one 🙂
I saw the word “brownie” and made a beeline to your site! I’ll have to try those, they look perfect for a choco-holic like me!
I know you made those for me, right?!! 😉
Fantastical!
Wow. I think my to-bake list for this weekend just got longer… I love brownies, and I bet B&G would love these, too.
Okay. I’m going to try these. They sound wonderful!
I’ve made something really similar to this, and it’s such a hit! I can totally imagine how good this must taste!! It looks amazing!
These look sooo good. Must try them.
I just made these for my husband – he’s the chocolate lover in the family. These are now one of his favorite desserts of all time. Thanks for the recipe!
These turned out delicious! Also I just used semisweet for both the batter and the chips, and it was perfect.
These look yummy! I have a recipe for a very similar cookie that is made with no egg. We call them brownie cookies because they are like eating a brownie and they stay soft for far longer than any other cookie I’ve made.
hi
I try it .. it was good
but i saw the egg was so much so i use 3 eggs and I increase the sugar to 1 cup .. then I try bake 2 cookies and it was so soft !!! so I add more flour I think I add more 3 table spoon .. it was good but not the same like your picture