If you love chocolate and brownies, do try our Oreo Stuffed Brownies or our Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Stuffed Brownies both are simple to make and two others to add to your list of must-makes.
These moist fudge have crinkly tops and crispy edges and bake up just like the classic brownie on in cookie form.
If you're not fond of baking and making cookies, these brownie cookies will be your favorite doctored mix cookie recipe, especially for chocolate cookie lovers.
This recipe was fun and and perfect for cookie exchanges during the holidays there is no chilling involved and the recipe can even be doubled.
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Easy Step By Step Making Brownie Mix Cookies
- preheat the oven
- prepare and grease a brownie pan and set it aside
- In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients and mix well
- the batter will be sticky
- add any mix-ins
- use a cookie/ice cream small scoop
- drop cookies on the prepared baking sheet
- bake for 8 to 9 minutes
- cool completely frost or leave plain
Shopping List for Brownies Mix Cookies (complete recipes below in recipe card)
- AP flour
- vegetable or canola oil
- water
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- brownie mix
- mini chocolate chips
- Optional: nuts of any kind
Tips and Suggestions
- always preheat the oven
- any brand of brownie mix 18.0 (or sometimes they are a few more ounces)
- do not over-bake unless you like hard cookies at 8 minutes these stay chewy and soft
- butter can be substituted if melted first before adding
- just mix the batter until smooth and evenly combined
- for easy removal use parchment paper in the baking pan or cooking sprays
- for nut allergies use toasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
- frost with chocolate icing and add sprinkles on top to match a holiday theme
- cool completely if you would like to frost them or dust them with powdered sugar
Mix-ins and Frosting Suggestions for Brownies
- white chocolate chips or any other flavors can be added (peanut butter chips are really good also)
- crushed candy canes or mint chocolate chopped Christmas
- candy-coated pieces (for Easter use pastels)
- diced candy bars of choice IE: peanut butter cups, crushed toffee bars, Kit Kat, Twix
- dried cranberries, raisins, or another dried fruit you like
- shredded coconut
- top with mini marshmallows, nuts, and mini chocolate chips
- any extracts can be added for a different flavor IE: orange extract or peppermint
- cinnamon addition or pumpkin spice for a fall flavor
- add vanilla or chocolate icing with different flavored extracts or fall spices
- top with a pretty themed holiday sprinkle before baking or on frosting
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Turn Ordinary Brownie Mixes Into Cookies
When it comes to a no-brainer cookie recipe and brownie lovers this one equals perfection turning a brownie mix into cookies.
The batter comes together easily, the cookies can be chewy or crispy just by how long you bake them, and viola, no one knows they're not from scratch.
Just get creative with the mix-ins you prefer and even try different extracts and decorate them with frosting to match your holiday and party theme.
Doctored brownie mixes transform into the best fudgy cookies and a quick alternative baking was made from scratch to save time.
Yield: 30
Brownie Mix Cookies
Easy brownie cookies that start with a brownie mix and transform into baked fudgy delicious brownie cookies!
Ingredients
- 1 18-ounce box of any brand of brownie mix (sometimes they are a little larger in ounces that's fine to use)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup AP flour
- 5 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil (butter melted can be substituted)
- 1/2 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Note: for a different flavor addition add 1 teaspoon of orange extract and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice ( these will give them a fall flavor).
- For other Mix-In or Suggestions see options under notes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees line two baking sheets with parchment and set that aside.
- In a large bowl add all the ingredients and mix to combine evenly.
- Drop by the medium cookie scoop or large (large will take 3 minutes longer to cook and give you 20 cookies instead of 30.)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, these will be slightly crisp on the edges and very chewy in the center. For crispier edges and more cake-like in the center 11 minutes.
- Note: I would test one cookie to see if that's how you prefer them before baking a whole sheet full.
- Cool then remove from the cookie sheet.
- Store in air-tight containers. Cookies can be frozen for up to 6 months in freezer bags.
Notes
Tips and Suggestions
- always preheat the oven
- any brand of brownie mix 18.0 (or sometimes they are a few more ounces)
- do not over-bake unless you like hard cookies at 8 minutes these stay chewy and soft
- butter can be substituted if melted first before adding
- just mix the batter until smooth and evenly combined
- for easy removal use parchment paper in the baking pan or cooking sprays
- for nut allergies use toasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds
- frost with chocolate icing and add sprinkles on top to match a holiday theme
- cool completely if you would like to frost them or dust them with powdered sugar
Mix-ins and Frosting Suggestions for Brownies
- white chocolate chips or any other flavors can be added (peanut butter chips are really good also)
- crushed candy canes or mint chocolate chopped Christmas
- candy-coated pieces (for Easter use pastels)
- diced candy bars of choice IE: peanut butter cups, crushed toffee bars, Kit Kat, Twix
- dried cranberries, raisins, or another dried fruit you like
- shredded coconut
- top with mini marshmallows, nuts, and mini chocolate chips
- any extracts can be added for a different flavor IE: orange extract or peppermint
- cinnamon addition or pumpkin spice for a fall flavor
- add vanilla or chocolate icing with different flavored extracts or fall spices
- top with pretty themed holiday sprinkle before baking or on frosting
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