Can't decide between brownies vs. cookies? Now you don't have to. Say hello to these amazing Chewy Chocolate Brownie Cookies. They're a chocolate lover's dream!
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 8 minutesmins
Total Time: 28 minutesmins
Servings: 30cookies
Ingredients
2cupssemisweet mini chocolate chips, divided (mini chips melt easier)
Optional: sea salt flakes, regular-sized semisweet chocolate chips for topping
Instructions
In a medium-sized, heavy pot, add 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips and butter. Stir constantly over low heat until almost melted. Remove pot from heat and stir to finish melting completely. Set aside.
In a bowl, gently hand-whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. In separate bowl, hand-whisk together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until fully smooth and incorporated. Slowly add melted chocolate mixture, stirring to combine well.
Fold the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture by hand, folding/stirring just until combined; don't over-stir. Let dough cool fully at moderate room temp. Once dough is cooled, Gently work in the remaining 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips. Wrap airtight and chill dough in fridge at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
Form 1-TB sized dough balls and place 2-inches apart on lined cookie sheet. If desired, place a few flakes of sea salt on top of each dough ball. Bake 8-10 minutes, until cookies are puffed up, slightly cracked, with soft centers. Cookies may seem underbaked, but they will set upon cooling. If desired, gently press a few regular-sized chocolate chips on top of baked cookies for garnish.
Cool cookies on pan for easier removal.
Notes
Unused cookie dough can be wrapped airtight and chilled for several days, or frozen for a couple of weeks. Baked cookies can be kept in an airtight container at moderate room temperature for several days. Baking dough balls as-is results in taller, thicker cookies. If you prefer them a bit flatter, lightly flatten the dough balls just before baking. Many people like to use cookie scoops for ease of forming dough balls.