1For the cookie dough, brown the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat until butter gets foamy, golden, and forms a nutty pleasant scent.
2Remove from heat & pour into a medium bowl.
3Cool butter to room temperature.
4Whisk butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla until combined.
5Add dry ingredients + chocolate chips to wet mixture and fold until just combined.
6Set aside the cookie dough.
7Preheat oven to 350F.
8Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
9For the brownie batter, melt the unsalted butter & chocolate in microwave for 30 sec intervals until silky. Stir frequently.
10In a large mixing bowl, mix eggs & light brown sugar with a spatula until combined.
11Add the butter mixture and stir again.
12Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, gently fold until just combined.
13Layer the cookie dough and brownie batter in the prepared pan.
14Bake for 45-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few crumbs from the center.
Ingredients
0.25 cup granulated sugar
0.5 cup light brown sugar
0.5 cup unsalted butter, browned
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, browned
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1.25 cup all purpose flour
0.5 teaspoon flaky sea salt
0.5 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
1.25 cup milk chocolate or semi sweet bars, melted
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, room temperature
0.5 cup all purpose flour
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
0.5 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Equipment
medium sauce panmedium bowlwhiskspatula8x8 baking panparchment paperlarge mixing bowl
Tips
Brown the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat until butter gets foamy, golden, and forms a nutty pleasant scent.
Cool butter to room temperature.
Melt the unsalted butter & chocolate in microwave for 30 sec intervals until silky. Stir frequently.
You can lay foil gently over the top of the brookie pan and continue to bake longer if the top is browning too much but the center is still undercooked.