Cookie Dough Brownies

I am slightly ashamed at how far behind I am right now with my posts; I have at least three more posts yet to write up. However, I will rather put this down to my ability to bake more frequently at the moment.

These brownies are sort of half brownie- half blondie.

Recipe from Evil Shenanigans

Cookie Dough Brownies
Makes about 16 bars

Ingredients:
For brownie layer
7tbsp unsalted butter
30g plain chocolate, chopped
3tbsp chocolate spread
3tbsp unsalted butter
200g caster sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
½ tsp vanilla extract
1tbsp cocoa powder
½ tsp salt
For the cookie dough layer
4tbsp unsalted butter
55g soft light brown sugar
2tbsp caster sugar
1 egg, cold
½ tsp vanilla extract
75g plain flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp baking powder
115g chocolate chips

     

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/mark 4. Grease and line an 8x8inch pan.

2. For the brownie layer, place 7tbsp of the butter, the chopped chocolate and the chocolate spread into a heatproof bowl and microwave until melted. Stir until even and leave to cool.

3. In a larger bowl, mix together the 3tbsp butter, sugar, egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Whisk in the chocolate mixture. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix thoroughly. Once even, pour the mixture into the prepared pan.

4.For the cookie dough, cream the butter and sugars until and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder. Fold through the chocolate chips. Blob the cookie dough on top of the brownie layer and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges have set and the centre is no longer wibbly when shaken. Cool in the pan for at least an hour, remove, slice and serve.