# Brown butter brookies

A delightful dessert combining a cookie layer and a brownie layer, baked to perfection.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 0.5 cup light brown sugar
- 0.33 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temp
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1.25 cup all purpose flour
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup natural cocoa powder
- 0.33 cup semi sweet chocolate chip, chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup unsalted butter, browned
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 0.5 cup light brown sugar
- 1.75 cup powdered sugar
- 0.75 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 3 eggs, room temp
- 0.5 cup all purpose flour

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper.
3. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt for the cookie layer. Set aside.
4. Combine melted butter, brown and granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla for the cookie layer. Whisk until smooth and fluffy for about 2-3 min.
5. Add dry ingredients and chocolate chips to the wet ingredients for the cookie layer. Mix until just combined.
6. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat for the brownie layer.
7. Stir every 10 seconds until foamy (6-8 minutes).
8. Continue until it turns golden brown and smell nutty. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.
9. Add cocoa powder, oil, vanilla, and chopped chocolate to the browned butter. Mix until smooth.
10. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and light brown sugar for 5-6 minutes until dissolved.
11. Add powdered sugar. Mix for 1-2 minutes until combined.
12. Add cooled browned butter mixture, mix until smooth.
13. Add flour and chocolate chips; mix until well combined.
14. Layer the cookie and brownie batters in the prepared pan.
15. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the edges are golden and center is a little fudgy.
16. Let cool for 6-8 hours before cutting.

## Equipment

- 8x8 inch pan
- parchment paper
- saucepan
- heatproof bowl

## Tips

- Dissolving sugar in eggs ensures a crackly top.
- Let cool for 6-8 hours before cutting.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-03-14

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