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5 Ingredient Chewy Brownie Cookies

Oct 16, 2015 · 27 Comments

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Brownies in cookie form? Yes please! With these 5 ingredient chewy brownie cookies you’ll be amazed by the delicious flavor and love how quick and easy they are to make!
5 Ingredient brownie cookies from @sweetphi

I’m a huge fan of brownies. Give me fancy brownies (like these rocky road brownies or these peanut butter SNICKERS brownies) or give me plain brownies, and I’m one happy girl. In fact, I’m not above admitting that I love good ‘ole plain box brownies (<– gasp! a food blogger likes boxed brownies?) My love for plain box brownies reared its head when I told my hubby I wanted brownies one night, and I came home to find that he had made these super delicious fancy brownies his mom makes (I’ll have to share the recipe here one day – but it involves cake mix and caramel) which was so incredibly sweet, right? But all I wanted was a plain brownie and I guess I didn’t hide that fact very well…to this day I feel bad and he still jokes that I don’t like those brownies.

Making brownie cookies

I get it, I’m particular with my brownies. But I love them, and on one of those occasions I was craving some, I was casually flipping through Christina’s 1st cookbook Dessert for Two (I’ve mentioned her a time or two because her recipes are awesome, I’m particularly obsessed with the peanut butter swirl brownies, her 2nd cookbook Comfort and Joy just came out and I can’t wait to get my hands on it) and came across these brownie cookies. Small batch brownie cookies? I just HAD to give them a try.

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Brownie Cookies from the Dessert for Two Cookbook

And of course they were a huge success. They taste like brownies, but in a cookie form!! All of the recipes I’ve tried from Dessert for Two have been a success, and what’s not to love about small batch desserts, saves one the trouble of eating a whole batch of something by ones’ lonesome lol!

5 Ingredient gluten free chewy brownie cookies from @sweetphi

I’m pleased to say I did share these cookies and they were universally loved, so for this weeks’ Five Ingredient Friday I’m sharing 5 ingredient brownie cookies from Dessert for Two.

5 Ingredient Chewy Brownie Cookies

4.25 from 4 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
  • In a medium-size bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed beat the egg whites and vanilla until soft peaks form.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Ensure the mixture is free of lumps.
  • Add half of the dry ingredients to the egg white mixture and fold until no streaks remain. Fold in the remaining dry ingredients, and finally stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Scoop 8-10 equally sized portions of the batter onto the prepared baking sheet (I used a tablespoon cookie scoop and got 8 cookies).
  • Bake the cookies for 15-17 minutes. The surface of the cookies will appear dry and they will start to crack around the edges.
  • Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

5 ingredient chewy brownie cookies -gluten free cookies- from @sweetphi

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  1. lori says

    December 10, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    All I have to say is Yummy!!!! It is now the new brownie/cookie in our house!

    Reply
  2. Andrea says

    June 14, 2017 at 11:44 am

    Yum! I made these this morning before work. They were a hit! I did sift the sugar, cocoa, and salt together to reduce clumps. These were so chewy and had a rich chocolate flavor without being too sweet.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      June 16, 2017 at 6:43 pm

      Thank you so much for your awesome comment and feedback. Now I’m thinking about these cookies and am going to go whip up a batch 🙂

      Reply
  3. Paula C. says

    June 28, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Really looking forward to trying this recipe out sometime soon!! Am I the only one that noticed that it’s not a 5 ingredient recipe though?? Unless my math is really that poor, I’m counting there is 6 ingredients, not 5 :-O

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      June 29, 2016 at 6:34 am

      Hi Paula, thank you so much for your comment, I’d love to know how you like the cookies after you make them. And you must be new here to Five-Ingredient Fridays (https://www.sweetphi.com/five-ingredient-fridays/), Welcome!! Water, salt and pepper are not counted as ingredients, because chances are you have those somewhere and won’t have to go buy the ingredient 😉 many times in 5-ingredient cooking people don’t include oils, spices or pantry items as one of the ingredients, but I definitely do! Any ingredient besides water, salt, pepper is counted as an ‘ingredient’ in the 5 🙂

      Reply
  4. Melissa says

    April 9, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    Not a big fan of these. The mixture was really tough and sticky, I had written these off before even putting them in the oven. They actually came out looking like cookies which was a nice surprise but they were very chewy and extremely sweet. Maybe less powdered sugar next time?

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      April 14, 2016 at 12:54 pm

      Thank you for the comment Melissa, I always like hearing feedback on recipes. These cookies were actually from a cookbook, so it’s not my recipe. That’s so odd that your batter was tough and sticky, when I’ve made them (3 times now) the batter is always very liquidy…I always think the cookies are not going to turn into ‘cookies’ but after baking they are a super chewy cookie, so that’s very odd that the batter was tough. These are a very sweet cookie, so if you’re looking for something perhaps not as sweet, might I suggest my recipe for salted caramel chocolate chip cookies? https://www.sweetphi.com/the-best-salted-caramel-chocolate-chip-cookies/ they are super good and have received rave reviews 🙂

      Reply
  5. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    October 19, 2015 at 5:05 am

    A brownie in a cookie sounds amazing.
    I like the idea of a book dedicated to small batches of baked goods, it means there is not loads of temptation left around.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:35 pm

      I love the small batch baked goods too…with a bigger batch of these delicious cookies I’d be in trouble!

      Reply
  6. Little Cooking Tips says

    October 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    Wow. I know Mirella, wouldn’t dig into those, as they’re chewy, but I WOULD!:):):) They’re extremely easy to make AND delicious so I will make a batch and perhaps tempt her to try one;)
    Wonderful work, loved your photos!
    Have a great week ahead dear Phi!
    xoxoxo

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:34 pm

      Thank you so much Panos, these would be perfect for making a small batch for yourself 😉

      Reply
  7. Samina @ The Cupcake Confession says

    October 18, 2015 at 4:23 am

    Brownie in cookie form is just one of the best ways to spend the weekend as I binge watch TV! I am loving the fact that these contain only 5 ingredients!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:33 pm

      They are so perfect for binge watching TV because they are small bath cookies, so no worries about over indulging 😉

      Reply
  8. Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says

    October 17, 2015 at 9:50 am

    I love brownie cookies! And with only 5 ingredients, I am sold!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      I was so surprised at how few these ingredients these cookies have, they’re just all around amazing!

      Reply
  9. cheri says

    October 17, 2015 at 8:04 am

    Love brownies and cookies, but brownie cookies, sounds amazing Phi!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you so much Cheri, these brownies cookies are so good!

      Reply
  10. June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says

    October 17, 2015 at 5:42 am

    Wow those look amazing! And so simple too–love it! Chewy cookies are the best 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:26 pm

      Chewy cookies are amazing and these are fantastic and super simple 🙂

      Reply
  11. cakespy says

    October 16, 2015 at 10:04 am

    These cookies. They are perfect. I love cookies, my boo loves brownies. SOLVED!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:25 pm

      Totally solved 😉 You both would love these cookies!

      Reply
  12. danicaliforniacooks says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:38 am

    I go back and forth whether I like cookies or brownies better, but I think I may like this combination!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 10:24 pm

      Why have one or the other when you can have both, right? You would love these cookies Dani , they’re super delicious!

      Reply
  13. All That I'm Eating says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:32 am

    I love the sound of these, easy cookies when you need some!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 21, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      They’re super easy, and when doesn’t one need a good cookie, right?

      Reply

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