Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

By Karins_Cookin

Ingredients

• For the Cookie Base
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 stick butter (8 tablespoons, 4 ounces or 1/2 cup)
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• For the Brownie Layer
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick butter (8 tablespoons, 4 ounces or 1/2 cup)
• 8 ounces 70% dark chocolate, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Details

Adapted from foodnetwork.ca

Preparation

Step 1

For the Cookie Base

1. Put flour, sugar, salt and butter into a medium bowl and mash the mixture until it’s crumbly. Whisk the egg with the vanilla and stir in along with the chocolate chips. Continue stirring until a dough comes together. Press it into a lightly oiled parchment-lined, 8” by 8” baking dish.
2 .For an extra crispy cookie-like base, pre-bake the cookie dough for 15 minutes, If you prefer a softer base layer don’t pre-bake. Either way will support the brownie layer.

For the Brownie Layer

1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa and salt together. Meanwhile melt the butter over low heat. Turn off heat and add the chocolate.
3. Stir gently with a whisk as the chocolate melts then whisk the mixture smooth. In a second bowl whisk the eggs with the vanilla. Scrape and discard the whisk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Add the chocolate chips and mix well with a wooden spoon or the like.
4. Pour the batter over the baked or un-baked chocolate chip cookie base and bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the brownie.