Collision Dessert Bars: Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies in One
 
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These are an amazing dessert to share with anyone. You can make many combinations and variations. You can also use store-bought cookie and brownie mixes to save time!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
Brownie Ingredients:
  • ¼ C unsalted butter, room temp
  • 3 oz semisweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ C sugar
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 TBSP cocoa
  • 5 TBSP flour
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ingredients:
  • 5 TBSP unsalted butter, room temp
  • 3 TBSP sugar
  • 3 TBSP packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1¼ C flour
  • ¾ C semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 C Strawberry flavored M&M's
Instructions
  1. Brownie Directions:
  2. Preheat to 350 degrees.
  3. Prep baking pan with baking spray.
  4. Using a double boiler, combine the butter and chocolate, stirring as they melt.
  5. Once the combination is smooth whisk in the sugar.
  6. Remove from the heat adding the egg and vanilla.
  7. Stir cocoa and salt, stirring just enough to combine all the ingredients.
  8. Add in the flour. Stir the flour into the remaining ingredients.
  9. Scoop the brownie batter into the pan. Evenly spreading throughout the pan. Set aside.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Directions:
  1. With an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar.
  2. Stir in the egg and vanilla.
  3. In a second bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
  4. Stir to combine all of the ingredients.
  5. Add in chocolate chips. Stir to mix.
  6. Add M&M's. Fold to combine all ingredients.
  7. Using a large spoon drop the cookie dough on top of the brownie batter.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
  9. Allow to cool in the baking pan.
Notes
The classic chocolate brownie and chocolate chip cookies are amazing but here's some other variations that are truly delectable:

Chocolate Brownie with Peanut Butter Cookies and Reese's Pieces or cut up Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on top (on top after baking)
Mocha Fudge Brownies with Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (think yummy breakfast ;))
Cheesecake Swirl Brownies with White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Blondie Brownie with White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Maple Blondie Brownies with Gingerbread Cookies
Red Velvet Brownies with Sugar Cookies
Caramel Brownies with Snickerdoodle Cookies
Birthday Collision Bars by Making Blondie Brownies with sprinkles and then Funfetti Sugar Cookies
Recipe by The Thrifty Couple at https://thethriftycouple.com/collision-dessert-bars-chocolate-chip-cookies-and-brownies-in-one/