Fudge Brownie Cookies

The other day, as I was sitting there thinking about chocolate and butter, I thought... if you can make cookies with cake batter, then why can't you make them with brownie mix??  I think brilliant, deep, intellectual thoughts.  So off to the store I went in search of brownie mix.  And then I made deeply rich, chocolaty cookies with a fudgy interior and a crusty, brownie-like exterior.  Did I mention the gooey chocolate chunks?  I'm a genius.    

Fudge Brownie Cookies

Makes 2 dozen

Printable Recipe

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp brewed coffee, cooled

1 3/4 cup fudge brownie mix

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 pkg. semi sweet (or dark) chocolate chips

In a medium bowl, whisk together brownie mix, flour, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.  In a larger bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar.  Add egg, vanilla and coffee and mix.  Slowly mix in dry ingredients.  Add chocolate chips and stir.  Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.  Preheat oven to 350.  Place rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased (or parchment lined) baking sheet.  Bake for 10 minutes.  

...making cookies next to my entire-waffle-eating 10 month-old.