Cookie Dough Brownie Cookies {Nutella and Peanut Butter Options too!}
These amazing rich, thick, fudgy brownie cookies are stuffed with irresistible Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and then topped with melted chocolate.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: brownie cookies, chocolate, cookie dough, cookies
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange
Brownie Cookies
- 1 19.5 ounce or family size box fudge brownie mix
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 block, softened
- 1 large egg
Cookie Dough Filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons almond milk milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour Heat treat your flour by placing it in a microwave safe bowl and heating on high for 50-60 seconds until the internal temperature reaches 166°F.
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips or 1/2 cup reg chocolate chips depending on what texture of chocolate chips you want
Chocolate Topping
- 12 oz bag of semisweet or milk chocolate chips
- Optional sea salt on top
Brownie Cookies
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, beat the brownie mix, butter, cream cheese, and egg.
Scoop the dough using a large cookie dough scoop onto parchment paper.
Bake cookies for 12 minutes.
Cookie Dough Filling
While cookies are baking, In a separate bowl, using mixer, cream butter and sugars in a bowl, until smooth.
Add milk, salt and vanilla and mix until well combined, then add in flour and again mix well.
Fold in the mini chocolate chips and scoop/roll into 1/2 inch balls and flatten into discs to place on top of baked cookies.
Let cookies cool about 5 minutes, then add the cookie dough disc on top. The mixture will soften slightly, which is fine.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Topping
Melt chocolate chips until completely melted in microwave.
Spoon about 1/2 a tablespoon of melted chocolate on top of each cookie so it covers the cookie dough.
Add some sprinkles for special occasions or some sea salt if you love sweet and salty!
Let the chocolate set. Store in an airtight container.
Peanut Butter Or Nutella Filling
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter or Nutella
- Optional: Add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips for extra yum!
How to Make Peanut Butter Or Nutella Filling
- In a separate bowl, mix the powdered sugar and the peanut butter or Nutella until it is completely combined. Form the mixture into about 1/2 inch balls/disc and set aside (You can also use a small cookie scoop to place peanut butter dough on top of cookies)
- Once the cookies have baked, press a peanut butter or Nutella ball/disc lightly into the center of each cookie. The mixture will soften slightly, which is fine.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.