Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies-Day 9 of the 10 Days of Christmas Cookies and Bars

  These cookie/brownies are amazing-the ultimate Christmas dessert.  They are the perfect combination of brownies with chocolate chip cookies in the middle of them topped with a chocolate ganache.  They are incredibly sweet so I could only eat one or two at a time, but they are so delicious.

  I took half of the batch to work and they were gone within a half hour.  I have several requests for the recipe as well.  The are rich and chocolatey.  Perfect for any chocolate lover.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies (concept adapted from Life and Kitchen  Brownie and cookie recipes adapted from Hershey’s )
For the Brownies:
½ c. butter, melted
¼ c. applesauce
1 ½ c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
2 egg whites
½ c. Hershey’s cocoa
¾ c. flour
½ t. baking powder
½ t. salt

For the Cookies:
¼ c. butter, softened
¼ c. applesauce
½ c. sugar
¼ c. brown sugar
½ t. vanilla
1 egg
1 c. + 2 T. flour
½ t. baking soda
½ t. salt

¾ c. chocolate chips

For the ganache:
1 c. Wilton chocolate melts
½ c. sweetened condensed milk


1. In a large bowl cream butter, applesauce, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in the eggs until well combined.

2. In a medium bowl combine the cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture, stirring well.

3. Spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Spread the brownie mix into the pan. Set aside.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

5. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a larger bowl cream the butter, applesauce, sugars, and vanilla. Beat in the egg.

6. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips.

7. Drop heaping tablespoons of cookie dough on top of the brownie mixtures. Push the cookie dough down into the brownie batter.

8. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the brownies clean.

9. In a saucepan melt the chocolate melts and condensed milk over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over the brownies and spread. Cool completely before slicing.

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