Brownie Cookies

These brownie cookies combine the fudgy texture of your favorite brownies and all the flavor in a nice little cookie format.

All you need is about 20 minutes to sink your teeth into their crinkle-topped chocolaty deliciousness.  

If cookies have been your favorite childhood treat, you’re just like me. I absolutely love experimenting with different types of cookies. 

Right here, you’ll find everything. from mint chocolate chip cookies to brown butter cookies and even oatmeal cranberry cookies. 

And I have to say that these delicious brownie cookies are one of my favorites – they bring the best of both worlds, after all!

What I Love About these Cookies

• They’re sure to be a total family favorite- everybody loves cookies! 
• Whether you serve them chilled, at room temperature, or fresh out of the oven, they are crumbliciously (not a word, I know) delicious, every single time.
• You can enjoy them just like that, while sipping on your cup of joe, or even dip them in milk, the choice is yours.
• You can also play around with the toppings and mix-ins to enjoy different versions of the cookies. 

Ingredients For Brownie Cookies

Flour: Just some basic all-purpose flour does the trick.

Unsweetened cocoa: Choose a high-quality cocoa powder here. This one’s arguably the most important part of the recipe. 

Baking powder: To help the cookies rise. 

Granulated sugar: To sweeten the cookies and for the buttercream frosting too.

Butter: To lend the cookies a hint of saltiness and a nice rich and moist texture. And also, of course, for the buttercream frosting.

Honey: For some extra sweetness. 

Vanilla extract: Just a dash, for that beautiful aroma. 

Egg whites: To make a nice stiff cookie dough- one that rises nicely and also to ensure that the cookies don’t fall apart. 

For the Buttercream frosting

Butter: The base for the buttercream. 

Milk: To get the frosting to the right consistency. 

Vanilla extract: For the flavor. 

Crushed chocolate cookie sprinkles: To top over the frosting. This one’s optional, and swappable too. 

Variations

• Swap the topping sprinkles for other yummy nibbles like M&Ms, chocolate chips, or even nuts!
• A teeny bit of espresso powder can add a nice depth of flavor if you don’t have dark chocolate or if the cocoa powder isn’t cutting it. 
• Drizzle some Nutella or Biscoff spread over the brownies after they’ve cooled down slightly to lend a bit of extra flavor. 
• Top the cookies with flaky sea salt to take their deliciousness up a notch. 

How to Make Brownie Cookies

Start by preheating your oven to 350°F and greasing two cookie sheets. Let’s call that step 0.

Step 1: Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and set it aside.

Step 2: Take a medium bowl and mix the sugar, butter, honey, vanilla, and egg whites until well combined. Add that to our previous flour mixture.

Step 3: With clean hands, mix this dough until it’s well blended. Grease your hands a little and roll the dough into balls around 1 tablespoon thick.  Using the back of a spoon, flatten each brownie cookie slightly.

Step 4: Bake for around 7-8 minutes or until the brownie cookies are slightly cracked. Cool these cookies on a wire rack.

For The Buttercream Frosting

First: Mix the butter, milk, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. 

Next: Add the powdered sugar gradually and beat it until it’s smooth and creamy.

Finally: Frost the cool cookies and sprinkle them with crushed chocolate cookie sprinkles.

How to Store Leftover Cookies

Your leftover cookies can stay well at room temperature too. Just pop them into an airtight container and keep them in a cool and dry place. 

They should stay fresh for up to 4 days, if not longer. 

I’m not sure if they’ll taste good after they’ve been frozen, but you could batch-make the dough and freeze it for up to a couple of months. 

Tips & Tricks

• Use a cookie scoop to scoop out equal-sized portions of the cookie dough, shape them into balls with your greased hands, and then place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. 
• Use parchment paper to separate layers of your cookies if you’ve whipped up a big batch that you want to store for later. 
• Don’t overmix the cookie dough, or the cookies might turn out dense and flat. 
• Avoid baking the cookies for too long. You want them to be chewy, moist, and fudgy- not dry and crumbly. 
• Make sure the egg whites and butter are at room temperature before you use them to make the cookie dough. 
• To bring some extra chocolatey deliciousness to these cookies, top them with some chocolate chunks or chocolate chips right after you get the cookies out of the oven, while they’re still hot. 

How to Serve These Fudgy Brownie Cookies?

These decadent brownie cookies can be enjoyed just like that, or with the frosting on the top if you want something extra sweet. 

I love featuring them as a dessert along with some of my other favorites when I’m hosting a party or a get-together at home. 

They taste fantastic when paired with some chocolate mint fudge cake, and even a simple no-bake banana pudding. 

More Delicious Brownie Recipes You’ll Enjoy

Here is a delicious chocolate cream dessert that has three layers of deliciousness starting with an Oreo crust, a creamy chocolate cream filling, and finally, homemade whipped cream on top.