Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Eight is Great!

My eight year work anniversary came and went. Does it feel like eight years? Not really, but when I look at Nicholas I realize I've been at my job as long as he's been alive... that's pretty amazing. I use to bake a lot more for my team - but have petered off after some time. I decided to do some baking. I had grand plans to do it on my actual anniversary but a warm Thursday after work after a meeting with our village with a hot house without screens to open - did not seem appealing - at ALL. So instead I baked on a Sunday when it was snowing sideways since we put our screen sin on the 80 degree day... now it was 30 out! Oof!! Come on Spring - figure it out!
I brought these cookies into work and they were a huge hit. Something I did not notice but my coworker did? Each cookie had an eight in it! Basically you take two cookie balls and smoosh them together, break them apart and make almost a checker board... well on an angle that looks like and eight. Good eye!
These cookies are delicious, I wouldn’t say they are a true brookie - half brownie/half chocolate chip cookie, more like just a super fun cookie. Five stars, 10/10, all the things. very good, let's make them again!

Brookie Cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups salted butter softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
4 1/4 cup all-purpose flour divided (4 cups + 1/4 cup)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips divided (1 cup + 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the softened butter and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes. It should be smooth and very creamy.
Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Add in 4 cups of all-purpose flour, the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
Separate the dough into two equal sections. Set one section aside, leaving the other in the mixing bowl.
Add the remaining 1/4 cup of flour into the mixer with the dough and mix until well combined. Add in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix until the chocolate chips are well distributed.
Remove the dough from the mixer and place the other half of the dough back into the mixer.
Add in the cocoa powder and mix on low until completely combined.
Once combined, add in the remaining 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips.
Portion out the dough into 1/4 cup portions. Take one chocolate chip cookie portion and one triple chocolate cookie portion and press them together to make one large cookie dough ball. Repeat with remaining dough.
Break the cookie dough in half, so each half is part brownie, part chocolate chip cookie. Rotate one of the halves before squishing the dough back together.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake in a 350° oven for 11-14 minutes, or until the cookies start to turn golden brown, spread slightly and start to crackle.
Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 10 minutes before serving.
Serve warm.

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