Decadent Brookie: The Ultimate Chocolate Lover's Treat

End your day with a delicious Brookie, a heavenly hybrid dessert that combines the gooey richness of a brownie with the crumbly texture of a cookie. This indulgent treat features a dense, chocolatey brownie base topped with chewy cookie dough pieces, creating the perfect balance of textures and flavors. Whether you’re a brownie lover or a cookie lover, this Brookie is designed to satisfy all your chocolate cravings.

Why You'll Love This Brookie

• Double Chocolate Pleasure: With layers of dark chocolate in both the brownie and cookie portions, this dessert doubles the amount of chocolate, making it a chocolate lover's dream come true.
• Perfect texture combination: Enjoy the best of both worlds with the soft, fudgy base of a brownie and the slightly crispy, chewy texture of a cookie top.
• Elegant simplicity: Although decadent, the Brookie is simple to make, requires basic baking skills, and delivers exceptional results.
• Customizable: Easily adapt the recipe by adding nuts, caramel chips or different types of chocolate to the layers to vary the flavors and textures.

Perfect opportunity

Brookies are great for casual gatherings, family desserts, or as a special treat at dinner parties. They're also great for bake sales and birthday parties, or just as a comforting treat to unwind with at the end of a long day.

Decorating Tips

• Sprinkle with icing sugar: A light dusting of icing sugar before serving adds a touch of elegance and contrasts nicely with the dark chocolate.
• Serve with a garnish: Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream for an even more indulgent dessert experience.
• Garnish with sea salt: A sprinkle of sea salt on the cookie layer before baking enhances the chocolate flavor and adds a gourmet touch.

Ingredients

Brownie Part:

• 145 g of T55 flour
• 150 g of brown sugar
• 145g salted butter
• 4 eggs
• 250 g dark chocolate
• 50 g thick cream (30% fat)
• A pinch of fleur de sel

Cookie part:

• 170 g of T55 flour
• 120 g of whole sugar
• 1 egg
• 125 g salted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 150 g dark chocolate

Prepare the oven:

1. Preheat your oven to 175°C.

For the brownie layer:

1. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a bain-marie, then let cool slightly.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar until frothy.
3. Gradually stir the egg mixture into the cooled chocolate mixture.
4. Stir in flour, heavy cream and a pinch of fleur de sel until well combined.
5. Pour into a 20x20cm cake tin, smoothing the top.

For the Cookie layer:

1. In another bowl, whisk the melted butter with the sugar.
2. Stir in the egg until well incorporated.
3. Stir in flour, baking powder and chocolate.
4. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto the brownie layer.

Pastry shop:

1. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until the cookie topping is golden brown and the brownie is set.
2. Allow to cool slightly before cutting into squares.

Enjoy this luxurious Brookie, where each bite combines the rich depth of a brownie with the delicious crunch of a cookie, making it the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.