Easy Brookies (Brownie and Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars)

Can’t decide between brownies or chocolate chip cookies? Why choose? Enjoy both with these easy Brookies: Brownie and Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

When you have kids, you find yourself participating in a number of different activities. From class parties to soccer team parties to birthday parties, kids love celebrating their milestones with family and friends.

Whether it’s a holiday class party or celebrating the end of the school year, I am always baking something for my kids and their classmates. And with the many extra curricular activities that my three kids have, there is always something to celebrate.

Why this recipe is so awesome

There are two desserts that my family is always requesting: brownies and chocolate chip cookies. Cakes have frosting and funny enough, my kids aren’t frosting fans – go figure. But brownies and chocolate chip cookies are always welcome in my family.

I bake a lot, to say the least. I have baked brownies from scratch, even making cheesecake brownies, which combines another two favorite desserts into one. When I need to make a large batch of chocolate chip cookies, I love the ease of these sheet pan chocolate chip cookie bars.

The beauty of these dessert bars is that they combine our two favorites into one dessert bar. If you haven’t heard of a brookie, boy have you been missing out! These brownie and chocolate chip cookie bars offer two distinct layers: a chocolatey brownie base that is topped with chocolate chip cookies.

Normally, I would offer up a recipe from scratch. But even a food blogger looks for quick recipes and short cuts to make life easier. The beauty of this recipe, is that you can whip up these brookies in a flash by using store bought brownie mix and refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough.

We’ve all been hit with last minute dinner guests and oops, I forgot I signed up to bring a dessert to tomorrow’s class party! These no stress easy brookies will not only be a big hit with your fan base, they will also be a breeze to make.

See my Easy Brookies Web Story for a quick visual guide to making this recipe.

Ingredients you need

Don’t knock the store bought mixes. When you are in a time crunch and need a dessert quick, these semi-homemade brookies are so freaking good!!

• Box of brownie mix (13×9 Family Size): You will also need the ingredients needed to make these brownies like eggs, water and oil.
• 30 oz tube of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough: Luckily, these are already mixed and ready for you to bake.

Step-by-step directions

1. Add ingredients listed on brownie mix box and mix until batter is combined.

2. Pour mixture into a 13×9-inch baking pan that is greased and lined with parchment paper and bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes for fudgy brownies. If you want the brownies more cooked, bake for 20-25 minutes.

3. Remove pan from oven and cover the semi-cooked brownies with cookie dough broken off into pieces.

4. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until chocolate chip cookie dough is done and slightly browned at the edges.

4. This is the hardest art of all! Allow bars to cool in the pan to room temperature before removal, about 2 hours. Cut into small squares and then they are ready to be enjoyed.

Expert tips and recipe FAQs

This really is a goof-proof way to make these fabulous brookies. But here are some tips to make sure they turn out perfect:

• Watch your oven. Oven temperatures can vary from oven to oven. For example, the oven at my boys’ apartment needs you to add 5 or more minutes to everything they bake. If you like your brookies a little fudgy, you might want to slightly undercook them. If your cookie top is browning too quickly, loosely lay a piece of foil on top. Also remember that as the bars cool, they will continue to bake and will set more firmly. So don’t over bake the bars or they will be dry.
• Cool completely. It’s tough waiting for these soft, chewy, chocolatey babies to cool, but it will be worth the wait. Trust me! They will slice up perfectly when cooled completely.

You can add your own special touch to these brookies by adding some chopped walnuts or pecans to the brownie batter.

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