Brooksters Recipes

BROOKIES (BROWNIE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat softened butter, light brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a large bowl until creamy. Add 1 egg; beat until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is combined. Stir chocolate chips into dough. Spread dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish to cover completely.
• Stir 1 cup white sugar, melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl; add 2 eggs and beat well. Mix cocoa powder into butter mixture until well-combined. Stir 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt into cocoa mixture until batter is combined. Pour brownie batter over cookie dough and spread to cover completely.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brookies comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

BAKED'S BROOKSTERS

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and salt in a large bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (the mixture will look light and fluffy). Add the vanilla and beat for 5 seconds. Add half the flour mixture and beat for 15 seconds, then add the remaining flour mixture and beat until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly combined. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 6 individual 10-centimeter (4-inch) pie dishes and place on a baking tray. Whisk the flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water) and stir occasionally until melted and combined. Remove from the heat, but keep the bowl over the water in the saucepan. Add both sugars and whisk until well combined. Remove the bowl from the water and cool to room temperature.
• Add the eggs to the chocolate mixture, one at a time, whisking after each addition until just combined, then stir in the vanilla (do not overbeat the batter at this stage or the brownies will be cakey). Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture, then using a spatula (do not use a whisk), fold in until there is just a trace amount of flour mixture visible. Fill the pie dishes with the brownie batter until just under halfway full. Refrigerate for 3 hours.

BROOKSTERS

Steps:

• To make the chocolate chip cookie dough:.
• Add flour, fine grain sea salt and baking soda to a large bowl, whisking to combine. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together butter, white sugar and dark brown sugar on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix until just incorporated. Add half of the flour mixture to bowl. Mix for a few seconds on low then increase the speed to medium. Beat until just combined (15 - 20 seconds). Add the remaining flour mixture and repeat the process above. Do not over mix here. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
• Cover bowl, transfer to the refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours before using.
• To make the Brooksters:.
• Using butter or nonstick spray, grease the bottom and sides of a 12 cup muffin tin. Set aside.
• Add flour, fine grain sea salt and cocoa powder to a medium bowl, whisking to combine. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot filled with 2 inches of water to a simmer. Set a heatproof bowl on top of the pot, but make sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the simmering water. Add butter and chocolate to the bowl, stirring until melted and combined. Turn off the heat, but keep the bowl on the pot. Whisk white sugar and light brown sugar into the chocolate mixture. Remove the bowl from the pot and let cool to room temperature.
• Add eggs to the chocolate mixture, whisking until just combined. At this point, switch from a whisk to a spatula. You want avoid adding extra air to the batter. Add vanilla and stir until just combined. Gently fold flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until just incorporated. Do not over mix here.
• Fill each well of the muffin tin halfway with batter. Transfer muffin tin to the refrigerator and let chill for at least 1 hour. Both the cookie dough and brownie batter must be well chilled before baking to ensure even cooking.
• Preheat your oven to 375°F and place a rack in the center of the oven (please see notes above regarding cooking times and temperatures).
• Once thoroughly chilled, take the muffin tin from the refrigerator. Using a small spoon, scoop out a small amount of chilled cookie dough. Using your hands, shape dough into ball then slightly flatten it into a disk. The disk should be a bit smaller than the top of the muffin tin wells. Gently press the disk into one of the wells of batter. Repeat this process with remaining 11 wells.*.
• Place the muffin tin in the oven and bake until the cookies are golden brown ( 17 - 19 minutes), rotating the muffin tin halfway through.
• Notes.
• *You will have extra chocolate chip cookie dough leftover. Don't throw this out. Make cookies. Roll remaining dough into balls. Slightly flatten the balls into disks and place on a cookie sheet lined with a silpat or parchment paper. Bake in a 375 oven until golden brown (9 - 11 minutes depending on the size of your disks). Let cool for a minute on the baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Or enjoy warm.

PEANUT BUTTER BROOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4. Lightly grease a 13x9" baking tin and line with a piece of parchment paper that overhangs the two long sides. Secure in place with metal clips.
• For the peanut butter cookie layer, mix the peanut butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl for a couple of minutes until combined and slightly lightened. Add the egg and egg yolks and beat together for a further 2-3 minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients (reserving 3 tablespoons of the peanuts for sprinkling over later) and gently mix together to form a uniform cookie dough. Spread the cookie dough in an even layer in the prepared tin, then set aside.
• For the brownie layer, add the butter and cocoa to a small saucepan over a medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and set aside. Place the sugars, salt, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl and whisk together with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened and pale. Pour in the melted butter mixture, mixing briefly until combined, then fold in the flour. Pour the batter over the cookie layer and spread into an even layer, then sprinkle over the reserved peanuts.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out with a few moist crumbs.
• Leave the brookies to cool completely in the tin, before using the parchment paper to lift them from the tin and cutting into squares.Store in a sealed container for 3-4 days.