Cheater Brookies Recipe (Chocolate Chip Cookies + Brownies)
on Aug 22, 2024, Updated Dec 04, 2024
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Rich, fudgy, and filled with gooey chocolate chips, this cheater Brookies Recipe creates the perfect combination of brownies and cookies! Using a brownie mix and a cookie mix, these brownies-cookies are incredibly easy to whip up in no time.
I love a good shortcut in the kitchen, especially when it doesn’t compromise on taste. These brookies combine two beloved desserts into one decadent treat. By using pre-made mixes — cookie + brownie — you get the best of both worlds without spending all day baking.
The brownie layer is dense and chocolatey, while the cookie layer adds a satisfying crunch and sweetness. Perfect for when you can’t decide between a brownie and a cookie!
I try to keep a package of each of these mixes in the pantry so we can make this quick and easy recipe at a moment’s notice, or the kids can make them on their own. We especially love being able to make them when we get a last minute invitation and need to bring a treat!
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Why You’ll Love This Brookies Recipe
- Best of Both Worlds: The combination of textures — fudgy brownies with chewy cookies — is irresistible.
- Crazy Easy: Cheater brookies are incredibly easy to make, with minimal effort thanks to the use of mixes. It’s a great recipe for kids to mix up and bake on their own!
- Loved By All: It’s a crowd-pleaser, great for potlucks, parties, or just a sweet treat at home.
- Pantry Recipe: Keeping these mixes on hand will make it possible to always have a quick and easy treat to take to an event without having to run to the store first.
⛱️ We have a fun little family tradition to make an easy brownie or cookie — or brookie recipe — on the last day of school each year!
Recipe Ingredients
- Brownie Mix — Any brand works, but I recommend one that’s rich and fudgy.
- Cookie Mix — Chocolate chip cookie mix is ideal, but you can also experiment with other flavors like peanut butter or oatmeal.
- Eggs — Usually needed for both the brownie and cookie mixes.
- Oil — Used for the brownie mix; vegetable or canola oil works well.
- Butter — Often required for the cookie mix; use unsalted for best results.
- Water — Used in the brownie mix to achieve the right consistency.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Make Cheater Brookies
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Make the cookies according to the package directions.
Step 2: Make the brownies according to the package directions and add them to the pan.
Step 3: Add the cookie dough in chunky pieces to the top of the brownies.
Step 4: Bake for 27-30 minutes until the cookies are nice and golden brown.
Recipe FAQs
This is the brownie and cookie mix that I use. They are what I can get at my local store so that’s what I roll with. I’ll be honest, those cookies are not good as cookies in my opinion (because when you have the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever, there’s no other cookie recipe in your life!). I don’t even like to eat the dough once it’s made. But when you add it to the brownies to make brookies, something magical happens and makes everything ok. Trust me on this one.
Absolutely! If you have a bit more time and want to make everything from scratch, go for it. Just make sure your brownie batter is spreadable and your cookie dough is thick enough to hold its shape on top.
If you can’t find the Betty Crocker mixes I use, then I recommend finding a cookie dough package that calls for butter as the fat to mix in. I tried one that called for oil and it wasn’t very good. As for brownies, most any brownie mix is good, so pick your favorite!
Expert Tips
- Baking Tip: Underbake slightly for extra gooey brookies. The residual heat will continue to cook them as they cool.
- Add Mix-Ins: Experiment with mix-ins. Add nuts, extra chocolate chips, or even caramel bits to the brownie or cookie dough for added flavor.
- Not Too Sweet: Use a combination of semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips in the cookie dough to balance the sweetness.
More Fun Semi-Homemade Cheater Recipes
I’m a huge home-cook type person, but some of the cheater style recipes, or semi-homemade, are actually really good. Some of my other favorite ‘cheater’ recipes are
- Cheater Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Cheater Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake
- Cake Mix Pumpkin Dump Cookies
- Homemade Soft Oreos From a Cake Mix
More Browie Recipes To Consider
Dessert Recipes
Perfect Every Time Brownies
Dessert Recipes
Brownie Cookies
Dessert Recipes
Easy Fudgy Brownies
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Cheater Brookies Recipe (Chocolate Chip Cookies + Brownies)
Ingredients
- 1 family-sized box of brownie mix, plus everything on the back of the box that you need to make them (around 19.9 ounce box)
- 1 small package chocolate chip cookie mix, plus everything on the back of the box that you need to make them (around a 17 ounce bag)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Make the brownies according to the package directions and add them to the pan.
- Make the cookies according to the package directions. Add the cookie dough in chunky pieces to the top of the brownies (see pictures for example).
- Bake for 27-30 minutes until the cookies are nice and golden brown.
Notes
- Underbake slightly for extra gooey brookies. The residual heat will continue to cook them as they cool.
- Experiment with mix-ins. Add nuts, extra chocolate chips, or even caramel bits to the brownie or cookie dough for added flavor.
- Use a combination of semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips in the cookie dough to balance the sweetness.
These were amazing. Making my second batch tonight for the game tomorrow. So easy and delicious.
Hooray! And so easy too. Glad you liked them Aly!
Would you ever use a cookie sheet for this recipe? I had the idea of making a pizookie (pizza-cookie) type dessert, but HUGE, as in using a whole cookie sheet to just make a giant cookie. I want to see if I can add brownies, but I am not quite sure how to go about doing it without using a casserole dish, basically. I am have a group coming and I would like to be able to have all of us eating it directly from the pan with ice cream all over the top. Ideas?
It puffs up quiet a bit while baking, I’m afraid it would leak out the sides of your cookie sheet. I think that you could serve it like that out of the 9×13 or if you had a really large cast iron skillet, like a 14 or 15 inch one, you could bake it in that and serve it out of the skillet. It would be super cute served out of a giant skillet!
I got rave reviews from everyone at the Superbowl party, and again at work. I have a new batch in the oven but used PB cookie mix. ?
That sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing!
I can make brookies even more pathetically easy-purchase a refrigerated tube of your favorite cookie dough! Use two small tubes or one large tube. Pat them into the bottom of the baking pan, mix your brownies, pour brownies on top and bake according to brownie directions!
Pan is not yet out of the oven, but thank you for this easy version of a delicious dessert—using packaged brownie and cookie mixes makes baking easier for me, because the high altitude adjustments are on the package. Your suggestions and instructions made my Sunday morning plan to bake a yummy snack so easy!
Going to make these as cupcakes. Topping with a toasted marshmallow, section of a chocolate bar, and section of graham cracker for a cake auction.
That sounds like a great idea. It’s a no fail plan to bake Brookies. https://askmelissaanything.blogspot.com/
Making this tonight for our after movie dessert! I’m excited to try them with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!
Can’t wait to make this. Thanks!
I have been making these in muffin tins for a couple of years now because they are our granddaughter’s favorite of all the things I bake and I use the same mixes. This is so much easier though than dropping brownie batter into each tin, baking for just a few minutes, then dropping cookie dough onto each and baking again! That was the original recipe instructions. And, I don’t think she would mind the shortcut as long as she gets them. They are also called Browkies which is the name we use since she has a friend named Brooke whose mom calls her Brookie.
Little mini ones sound so good! I’ll switch it up and try your version too 🙂 Thanks so much for the kind comment, it was fun to read 🙂