Brookie Galore

Craving a cookie and a brownie? How about a chocolatey and fudgy brookie? Shaped like a cookie, tastes like a brownie, topped with berries and cream for the perfect sweet treat!

Not gonna lie, this cookie was born from my intense craving for chocolate during my period, and this definitely hit the spot.

pt 1: The Brookies…

INGREDIENTS:

• 50g Unsalted Butter 
• 100g Dark Chocolate 
• 75g Caster Sugar 
• 1 Large Egg (room temperature) 
• 25g Plain Flour 
• 1⁄4tsp Baking Powder 
• Pinch of Salt
•  Splash of Vanilla Extract

STEPS:

1. Preheat oven to 150°C with a fan and line a baking tray with a piece of parchment paper 
2. Melt butter and chocolate together in a microwave then mix until glossy and smooth. Set it aside to cool 
3. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar and egg. Using an electronic mixer, beat them together on high until fluffy and pale 
4. Add the cooled chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt. Then sift in flour and baking powder
5. Using your mixer, mix everything until the batter is just combined 
6. Let the mixture sit for 10min 
7. Scoop the batter into a piping bag with a round tip nozzle and pipe circular cookies on the lined baking tray (about 4cm wide) 
8. Tap the tray against the counter to let the batter settle 
9. Bake at 150°C with a fan for 7-10 min (the cookie should crack on the top). If you pipe a larger cookie it may take a few more minutes
10. Let it cool a little, then use an offset spatula to scrape along the bottom of the cookie to remove it from the parchment. Leave it on a wire rack to cool

pt 2: The Cream…

For this, you could opt for a simple whipped cream but I wanted to make a mascarpone whipped cream for a bit more sturdiness

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-2 tbsp Mascarpone 
• 2tbsp Powdered Sugar 
• Splash of Vanilla Extract
• 150ml Double Cream

STEPS:

1. Whip together mascarpone, sugar, and vanilla. Once it’s loose, add the cream and whip until stiff
2. Pipe onto the cookies

pt 3: The Strawberries…

INGREDIENTS:

• 10-15 Strawberries (whole or sliced into hearts)
• Powdered Sugar 

STEPS:

1. Add the strawberry onto the cookie
2. Dust with powdered sugar