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Nuclear Brownie Cookie (recipie)

Nuclear Brownie Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb butter
  • 3 oz unsweetened chocolate
  • 18 oz 60% cacao chocolate chips
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar (8.8 oz)
  • 1/2 cup flour (2.5 oz)
  • 1/2 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Nuclear Brownie Directions:
  • Pre-heat oven to 350F
  • Liberally butter a 9x13 banking pan
  • Melt butter, 9 oz (1/2) of the chips, and the unsweetened chocolate over a double boiler, when melted, let it cool.
  • Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla together.
  • Slowly add the chocolate mixture to the eggs, while whisking the egg mixture (tempering)
  • Mix in flour and baking powder and salt.
  • Stir in remaining chocolate chips
  • Pour into pan and bake for 30 minutes
  • Let cool and refrigerate overnight.

Cookie Ingredients:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (10 oz)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon (less if you feel so inclined)

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar (~8 oz)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar (3.5 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ~2 Cups of refrigerated Nuclear Brownies (8.5 oz) cut into 1/4" square, keeping the full height of the brownie. Cut off the edges and use the center for the bits.

Cookie Directions:
  • Preheat oven to 325 F, Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Sift or whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, set aside
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, dark brown sugar and white sugar until well blended.
  • Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy.
  • Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.
  • Stir in the brownie bits by hand using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula
  • Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
  • Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a 4 minutes on the stove before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Reviews were good, I got an email from Taylor (Nathan and Jenny's daughter):

your cookies were good daddy and i liked them