Cookie Brownies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. 1 box of Brownie mix – Ghirardelli Double Chocolate works great, prepare as directed.
3. Spray an 8×8 clear pan with Cooking Spray and pour in mix
4. Add cookie dough on top of the brownie mix, spreading out evenly.
5. Cook for 25 minutes uncovered, then cover with aluminum foil for 20 minutes, cook uncovered for another 10 minutes.
6. Brownies will look undercooked when ready, you can cook for 5 more minutes covered if needed.
7. Let cool for 10 minutes before eating.

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies (Used to Make the Cookie Dough)

INGREDIENTS:

• 7 tablespoons salted butter
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1¼ cup all purpose flour (to start, but plan to add a few tablespoons)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mixed varieties of chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Place 7 tablespoons of salted butter in a bowl in the oven for 5 minutes, do not melt entirely

Let the butter cool to room temperature until it is a soft solid

Add ¾ of White Sugar and 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract to the butter in the bowl

Cream with an electric mixer until it is light and fluffy

Add 1 Egg and beat, follow with 1 ¼ cup of All Purpose Flour, ½ teaspoon of Baking Soda, ¼ teaspoon of Salt

Mix, add chocolate chips, and mix again.

Add non-stick spray to a pan

Make boxed brownie mix and add to pan

Place cookie dough on top evenly

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 20 minutes

Remove aluminum foil and bake uncovered again for 10 more minutes. Brownies will look undercooked when ready.

Let sit for 10 minutes, then Enjoy.