I was checking out the usual food blogs that I check everyday. Those blogs include The Pioneer Woman, Annie's Eats, BakeAt350, Smitten Kitchen, Savory Sweet Life, Joy The Baker, and the Bakerella.
Anywho, I was on the Bakerella website and was reading her most recent blog entitled pillow cookies. I have never heard of pillow cookies before but the picture she posted looked really good. Just looked like a chocolate chip cookie with lots of chocolate chips. Then I read and actually saw that these cookies were actually chocolate chip cookies with brownies in the middle of it! How amazing is that? It sounded and looked absolutely delicious.
I am going to make these soon. I was thinking that instead of making my own brownies and making my own cookie dough, I could use a box brownie mix (like she suggested) and also using premade store bought cookie dough. You know, like the Nestle cookie doughs that come in the tub? It would make it even easier and a tad faster to assemble. Skip a few steps so that it'll get in my belly faster haha.
Brownie Pillow Cookies
1 package brownie mix
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 oz. bag miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
Make brownies according to package and let cool. Cut about ten 1 inch squares. Enjoy the remaining brownies. (I used a pan about 8 X 8)
For the chocolate chip cookie dough, beat butter with a mixer until creamy.
Add brown sugar and beat until smooth.
Add eggs, yolk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.
Add flour to butter mixture and beat until combined. Stir in mini chips.
Let dough chill covered in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Use a measuring cup to scoop batter by the 1/2 cup. Since it’s chilled, you may need to pack it with a spoon. Then use the spoon to remove the dough from the cup and place it on parchment paper. Work quickly so the dough remains chilled or either prepare one cookie at a time so the rest of the dough remains cold.
After the dough is on the parchment paper, make an indention and place a 1 inch square brownie in the center. Press the brownie down gently and work the remaining dough around the brownie. You can use your hands to shape the dough into a ball.
During this step, I found it easier to use a piece of parchment paper as a work surface since the dough can get sticky and then I used another piece of parchment paper for the baking sheet. If your dough gets too soft, you can chill the rolled dough balls for a few minutes right before baking.
Prepare six cookies at a time using a large baking sheet (15 X 20) and bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes. Return the remaining dough to the refrigerator until time to bake the second batch.
Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then cool completely on a wire rack.
Makes about ten cookies using a little less than a 1/2 cup of dough for each cookie.
If your cookies start to get too brown before they are done baking, you can place a sheet of aluminum foil over top for the last few minutes.
YUMMMMM......
Picture taken from the Bakerella website
I'll blog about it when I make it and let you know how it goes. If you make it before I do, comment and tell me about it :)
Anywho, I was on the Bakerella website and was reading her most recent blog entitled pillow cookies. I have never heard of pillow cookies before but the picture she posted looked really good. Just looked like a chocolate chip cookie with lots of chocolate chips. Then I read and actually saw that these cookies were actually chocolate chip cookies with brownies in the middle of it! How amazing is that? It sounded and looked absolutely delicious.
I am going to make these soon. I was thinking that instead of making my own brownies and making my own cookie dough, I could use a box brownie mix (like she suggested) and also using premade store bought cookie dough. You know, like the Nestle cookie doughs that come in the tub? It would make it even easier and a tad faster to assemble. Skip a few steps so that it'll get in my belly faster haha.
Brownie Pillow Cookies
1 package brownie mix
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 oz. bag miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
Make brownies according to package and let cool. Cut about ten 1 inch squares. Enjoy the remaining brownies. (I used a pan about 8 X 8)
For the chocolate chip cookie dough, beat butter with a mixer until creamy.
Add brown sugar and beat until smooth.
Add eggs, yolk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.
Add flour to butter mixture and beat until combined. Stir in mini chips.
Let dough chill covered in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Use a measuring cup to scoop batter by the 1/2 cup. Since it’s chilled, you may need to pack it with a spoon. Then use the spoon to remove the dough from the cup and place it on parchment paper. Work quickly so the dough remains chilled or either prepare one cookie at a time so the rest of the dough remains cold.
After the dough is on the parchment paper, make an indention and place a 1 inch square brownie in the center. Press the brownie down gently and work the remaining dough around the brownie. You can use your hands to shape the dough into a ball.
During this step, I found it easier to use a piece of parchment paper as a work surface since the dough can get sticky and then I used another piece of parchment paper for the baking sheet. If your dough gets too soft, you can chill the rolled dough balls for a few minutes right before baking.
Prepare six cookies at a time using a large baking sheet (15 X 20) and bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes. Return the remaining dough to the refrigerator until time to bake the second batch.
Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then cool completely on a wire rack.
Makes about ten cookies using a little less than a 1/2 cup of dough for each cookie.
If your cookies start to get too brown before they are done baking, you can place a sheet of aluminum foil over top for the last few minutes.
YUMMMMM......
Picture taken from the Bakerella website
I'll blog about it when I make it and let you know how it goes. If you make it before I do, comment and tell me about it :)
These were yummy :)
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