The Best Fudgy Brownie Cookies

With that crinkly top, ultra fudgy center, triple dose of chocolate and chewy bite, you won't find a more decadent brownie cookie. These luscious brownie cookies are perfectly soft and rich with a jolt of chocolate that will satisfy any sweet tooth. Simply put, these are the best fudgy brownie cookies.

Cookies or brownies? Brownies or cookies? With these fudgy brownie cookies, you don't have to pick.

For someone like me who struggles with decisions, especially when it comes to tasty food choices, these brownie cookies make everything right in life. Don't make me choose between a brownie or cookie. Give me both.

Let's take a look at what makes these the best fudgy brownie cookies and how you can make these chocolatey treats right at home.

Ingredients

To make the seriously best fudgy brownie cookies you'll ever try, here's everything we need.

• Flour
• Dutch process cocoa powder
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Espresso powder
• Chocolate bars
• Butter
• Eggs
• White sugar
• Dark brown sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Chocolate chips

Why These Are the Best Fudgy Brownie Cookies

A quick Google search will show you plenty of other brownie cookie recipes that call themselves the best. While I'm sure they are all delicious, I truly believe these brownie cookies take top ranking because of a few standout ingredients and ratios.

When it comes to making fudgy brownies, it's all about the eggs, and the same goes with these cookies. We're not messing around here. For this recipe, we use five eggs -- the same amount we use in my favorite brownies. Just take a look at that fudgy goodness below.

And then do you see all that chocolate in the ingredient list? We use cocoa powder, chocolate bars and chocolate chips for a triple chocolate threat.

On top of that, we use espresso powder and cinnamon. Neither flavor is so strong that you can taste them independently, but they add a layer of depth and complexity.

We also use dark brown sugar, which has a richer flavor than light brown sugar. When you combine all those components, we're rewarded with the absolute best fudgy brownie cookies you'll ever try. Promise.

How to Make

Like most cookie recipes, these chocolatey little bites are a breeze to make. To start, we stir together our dry ingredients in one bowl and melt our chocolate and butter in another bowl. We set those aside and then mix together our eggs, sugars and vanilla extract.

From here, we add our melted chocolate, dry ingredients and chocolate chips, and that's all it takes to put together these cookies. Easy, huh?

Do You Need to Refrigerate Dough?

Admittedly, some recipes don't call for refrigerating the dough, but my brownie cookie recipe does because we're getting ultra fudgy here. These cookies are the absolute fudgiest thanks to our brownie-like batter, err, dough. As you can see from the picture below, the batter would be much too wet to bake immediately.

But after some time in the refrigerator or freezer, our batter transforms into your typical cookie dough texture like so.

Before baking, make sure the dough is as solid as it is in the above photo. If the dough is too wet, the cookies will spread like crazy.

Take a look at photo below. The dough is too wet, which resulted in super thin cookies. Now, the cookies were still good but definitely thinner than I prefer. You'll be much happier with the results if you give the batter-dough time to work its magic.

Freezing will transform the batter into dough in about an hour and a half or so, or you could go with the refrigerator for a few hours or even overnight. Now we bake and enjoy!

Perfect Pairing

Without a doubt, these fudgy brownie cookies need a good imperial stout on the side. Bonus points if said imperial stout was aged in bourbon barrels. Imperial stouts are perfect with chocolate desserts, and bourbon barrel aging adds lovely vanilla and coconut notes that make these cookies even more decadent.

If you prefer to pair these brownie cookies with wine, you won't be disappointed with a glass of rich ruby port, which is a classic pairing when it comes to chocolate desserts. The prominent berry flavors of the sweet port are a delicious match to the chocolate.

For those times you're torn between brownies and cookies, I hope you try these fudgy brownie cookies. I have no doubt these cookies will be the perfect solution to your brownie-cookie struggle. Please let me know how you enjoyed this recipe in the comment section and don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter. You can also catch me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter.

Cheers!

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