Double Chocolate Brookies

Welcome! Here's the best recipe for how to make the most fudgy and delicious brookies. 🍫🍫🍫

This serves around 20-25 large cookies, depending on how large you roll them.

It's simple, quick (taking only 30 minutes) and gives great results time after time. 💯

As usual, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the final result will be. However, these brookies can still be made as a cost-effective treat. 😎

Without further ado, let's begin!

Here's what you'll need:

• A mixer (either a hand-held electric mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment)
• A large bowl
• A medium size bowl
• A rubber spatula
• An oven (be careful, get adult supervision if young)
• 2-3 large baking trays
• Baking paper
• Scales

And the ingredients are:

Dry ingredients:

• 2 2/3 cups of plain/all purpose flour (320g/11.7oz)
• 1/4 tsp of bi-carb soda (aka baking soda)
• 1/4 tsp of baking powder (if you like really dense, fudgy brookies, you can leave the baking powder out)
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp corn flour (aka cornstarch, this adds extra chewiness along with the eggs!)
• 2/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

Wet ingredients:

• 225g (8oz) of room temperature butter (if you like thicker brookies, use cold butter - not freezing though!)
• 3/4 cup (150g/5.3oz) of white granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup (150g/5.3oz) of brown sugar
• 2 eggs (this number of eggs makes all the difference!)
• 80g of melted milk/dark chocolate (you can use a block of chocolate or chocolate melts for this one)
• 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup of chocolate chips/chocolate chunks of choice (Our favorite is milk chocolate chips, but feel free to add whatever!)

Optional: add in 1/2 cup of hazelnuts to add a different flavor to your brookies!

Alright, now let's get into the creaming stage!

1. Firstly, preheat your oven to 177 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Adult supervision recommended if you're still young.
2. Line two or three large baking trays with either silicone baking mats or baking paper.
3. Next, put 2 2/3 cups of flour and 1/2 tsp of salt into a medium size bowl.
4. Then sift in 2/3 cup of cocoa powder, 1 tsp corn flour, 1/4 tsp of bi-carb soda and a 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
5. Give it a quick whisk, then set it aside.

1. Grab your mixer - either the stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a hand-held mixer.
2. Add in the 225g of butter, 3/4 cup of white sugar and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Beat on low speed until it starts to come together (30 seconds or so), then turn up to medium speed until fully combined and creamy (about 2 minutes).
3. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed, to ensure every thing gets properly mixed in.
4. Add in the two eggs (for structure and chewiness), and the 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix well.
5. Chocolate time. Pour in the 80g of melted chocolate and mix well.

1. Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two lots.
2. Mix on low speed until *just* combined. If we mix it too long, the cookies will turn out tough - and that's not what we're going for!
3. Add in the 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of milk chocolate chips. Mix on low speed until just combined.
4. We're ready to go!

1. Scoop cookie dough into roughly two tablespoon balls and place on the trays. Leave some room for them to spread.
2. Place them into the oven, letting them cook for around 12-15 minutes. If you like them gooey and fudgy, take them out a little early, and if you like a good crispy edge, leave them in for a bit longer. The general test to see when they're done is if you can turn the cookies around on the baking mat while they *just* hold together.
3. After leaving them for a couple of minutes to cool (careful, they're hot), move them onto a cooling rack to cool further, for around 5-10 minutes.

We've just made the most delectable, melt-in-your-mouth brookies in 30 minutes! Well done, enjoy - they're great with a glass of milk - and try to share! 😎

As this is a pretty versatile and fool-proof recipe, feel free to experiment with new flavors and combos as well. 👌