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Nutella and Cookie Butter Stuffed Brooksters {Brownie + Cookie}

By Chris Cockren 25 Comments

stuffed brooksters

Nutella or Cookie Butter Stuffed Brooksters… you don’t have to choose between brownies or cookies.  Have them both by baking chocolate chip cookies into brownies with this brookster recipe, and then stuffing them with gooey nutella or cookie butter because, well, we can ๐Ÿ™‚ 

I like brownies.

I like chocolate chip cookies.

So naturally, it only makes logical sense to combine them.  And I wish it was my idea.  But it was theirs.  And when I first tried the Brookster at the Baked NYC stand within The Great GoogaMooga Food Festival last year, I was suprisingly disappointed.  I mean, it’s obviously a great idea.  Brilliant concept.

Although my anticlimatic and underwhelming first encounter with the kinda dry, chewy-fudgy-chocolately lacking Brookster, I stored that genius brainchild away in the memory bank for a future kitchen adventure.  And that time is now, only it’s been amped up a bit with the addition of stuffing the little buggers with either nutella or cookie butter ๐Ÿ™‚

stuffed brooksters

You probably thought I was done with the whole cookie butter phase, didn’t you?  I definitely had my fill of the stuff over the past month.  In Crack Pie.  Pretzel Coated Truffles.  Puppy Chow.  Caramel and White Chocolate Blondies.  And even stuffed within Brown Butter and Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies.

In all honesty, I had no intention of using cookie butter for these Brooksters.  My plan was to stuff them all with nutella. But apparently the same elves that have been shrinking my clothes this past month have also been eating all the nutella.  cough Asheley cough.

stuffed brooksters

So if you are in the nutella mood, stuff them all with nutella.

Have stock in Trader Joe’s cookie butter like we do apparently?  Go crazy with the addictive gingerbreadish spread (and if you don’t have access to cookie butter, biscoff or speculoos spread are equal substitutes).

Or if you are a person that enjoys sophisticated variety in life, stuff some with nutella and others with cookie butter.  And if you’re really daring, don’t label which are which so it’s a surprise when you bit into them.  Oh yea… I like to live dangerously over here.

And, just thought of this… you could, could, use peanut butter if you swing that way.

stuffed brooksters

A few words of advice before you embark on your first Brookster cooking adventure:

  • line your cupcake tins with liners.  I didn’t and a few of my Brookster boys got stuck in the pan.  I was able to do reconstructive surgery on a couple to save them, but some sadly didn’t make it.  If you are going to be all rebel-like and go without the liners, make sure you grease your tins like crazy with butter or another nonsticking agent of choice.
  • sure you could use a homemade brownie recipe, but I’m a fan of the Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownies (which is what I use in the recipe below).  They are so rich of fudgy, chocolately, chewy goodness.  Feel free to substitute your favorite fudgy brownie mix or homemade recipe instead.
  • it’s important to refrigerate both the brownie batter and cookie dough as prescribed in the recipe.  Don’t try to get all fancy and try to skip that step.
  • make sure to push the cookie dough into the brownie batter slightly so that they fuse together in the baking process.
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Nutella and Cookie Butter Stuffed Brooksters {Brownie + Cookie}


  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: Approximately 18 Brooksters 1x
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Ingredients

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for the Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups good quality semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

for the Brownies*

  • 1 Box Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • *or your favorite brownie mix (follow directions on box) or homemade recipe.

for Brookster assembly

  • Brownie Batter
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
  • Nutella
  • Cookie Butter (alternatively, Biscoff Spread or Speculoos)

Instructions

for the Chocolate Chip Cookies

  1. Combine flour, baking soda, and Kosher salt in a small bowl. In your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electic mixer, beat butter, sugars, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Gradually mix in flour mixture, and then stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate until well-chilled, about 1 to 2 hours.

for the Brownies

  1. Place water, oil, and egg in a medium mixing bowl and stir until fully combined. Add brownie mix and stir until fully incorporated, about 50 strokes.
  2. Fill 2 cupcake pans with cupcake liners. Alternatively, generously and thoroughly coat the bottom and sides of each cupcake cavity with butter or nonstick cooking spray (but I suggest the liners… I tried butter and some of them got stuck in the pan).
  3. Divide brownie batter among the cupcake liners, filling each one with about 3/4″ of batter. I only was able to fill 18 using the Ghirardelli batter. If using a different brownie mix, you may be able to make more/less.
  4. Refrigerate until very well-chilled, about 2 hours.

to Assemble the Brooskters

  1. Preheat the oven to 375ยฐF. Remove cookie dough and brownie-filled cupcake pans from the refrigerator.
  2. Drop appoximately teaspoon-sized amounts of either nutella or cookie butter on top and in the center of each of the brownies.
  3. Scoop cookie dough by heaping spoonfuls, roll into ball, and flatten into discs slightly smaller than the size of each cupcake liner. Gently press cookie dough discs into the brownie batter and sealing the nutella/cookie butter inside.
  4. You will have leftover cookie dough. When life gives you cookie dough… you know what to do.
  5. Anyway, bake Brooksters for approximately 20 minutes, until the cookie is golden brown.
  6. Remove from oven and let cool a bit before devouring.
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes

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  1. Taylor

    December 30, 2013 at 7:56 am

    There’s that cookie butter again! I am dying over these “brooksters!” Cookies and brownies in one?! Why are these not in my face right this instant. Love the idea of using brownie mix to make them simple and easy! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Chris

      December 30, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      Haha I promise I’m done with the cookie butter now! Promise ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Melanie

    December 30, 2013 at 9:56 am

    Brownie and cookie in one? You’ve got to be kidding me! These can be nothing less than amazing!

    Reply
    • Chris

      December 30, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      Haha I know… it’s a double whammy of deliciousness, really ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Tina

    December 30, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    Totally a logical mix! I love it. ๐Ÿ™‚ I wish I had 1 or 5 right now. You’d think I’d be sick of cookies but looking at your just reels me back in. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Chris

      December 30, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      5 sounds about right Tina ๐Ÿ˜‰ I know, I’m almost to the point of being sick of cookies as well… almost ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Ashley

    December 30, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Whoa! Now this is a great idea! I’ve never had a chocolate chip cookie / brownie combined but I kinda feel like I’ve been missing out all these years! And then to stuff it with cookie butter…

    And Happy New Year!!!

    Reply
    • Chris

      December 30, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      Totally missing out Ashley! You get the best of both worlds in each bite. It’s a win-win, really ๐Ÿ™‚ Happy New Year to you as well!

      Reply
  5. Kammie

    December 31, 2013 at 12:34 am

    Oh wow these are just mind-blowing… Nutella and Cookie Butter in one fabulous treat that is the best of Brownies And cookies? Seriously?! This blows.. my… MIND. <3

    Reply
  6. Yankee Kitchen Ninja (Julianne)

    December 31, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Dude: you are KILLING ME with all these awesome treats! I’m a nutella AND biscoff crack addict, so thanks for feeding my addiction. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Chris

      January 1, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      Glad that we are addicts together, Julianne! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  7. Pamela

    December 31, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Oh goodness, I just want to tear into one of these cookies, ok 2… ok 4 of them!

    Reply
  8. Anne ~ Uni Homemaker

    January 2, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Nutella and cookie butter, what a brilliant combination! This will definitely be on my bucket list. Love, love love –pinned! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  9. Consuelo

    January 3, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Cookie + brownie together? Stuffed with cookie butter? OR nutella? Ok, this is too good to be true. Am I dreaming?
    Oh wow, these cutiest are one of the most delicious desserts I’ve ever seen. I’m sold ; )

    Reply
    • Chris

      January 3, 2014 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks Consuelo! And no, not dreaming ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  10. Layla

    January 3, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    I love these cookies/brownies!! You just combined my two fave things in the world!! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Chris

      January 3, 2014 at 3:14 pm

      I know, they are kinda dangerous… they are two of my faves too!

      Reply
  11. Erin

    January 13, 2014 at 12:43 am

    Ok how in the world have I not seen this deliciousness yet?! Oh my goodness gracious, I think this is dessert heaven. Brilliant. Also, Ghiradelli dark mix is totally the best box mix out there. Definitely approve. I love the idea to live on the wild side… nutella and cookie butter secretly stashed in the middle of brookies. Perfect. Pinning!

    Reply
    • Chris

      January 13, 2014 at 11:12 pm

      Haha they’ve been hiding from you Erin! You are so right… Ghirardelli is definitely the best box mix I’ve experienced. Oh yea Erin… I live on the wild side over here on the east coast. I don’t know how you west coast people live, but we like to walk the edge haha ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Erin

        January 20, 2014 at 12:29 pm

        PS, Chris! My church lifegroup food theme for this week is “Best of Blogs” but everyone thinks it’d be cheating if I made something from my blog. And I agree. So I’m playing fair and this is DEFINITELY in the running for what I’m going to make! I know I’d win the food prize for sure. ๐Ÿ˜‰

        Reply
  12. Sydney

    February 20, 2014 at 1:34 am

    OMG THESE LOOK AMAZING!! YUMM!!

    Reply
    • Chris

      February 20, 2014 at 10:50 am

      Thanks so much Sydney!

      Reply

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