Collision Dessert Bars: Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies in One

Have you ever had Collision Dessert Bars before? Well, they are basically a cookie and brownie in one delicious, mouth-watering dessert explosion.

Seriously, a cookie and brownie in one. It’s such a great idea! And there are many ways to make collision bars and different combinations. Honestly, you cannot go wrong mixing most any cookie recipe with most any brownie mix. Then you can triple the dessert excitement by adding bits of coordinating candy on top – perfect to turn the basic recipe into any seasonal and themed recipe (like different colored m&m’s for the seasons/holidays, etc.)

You can make the cookies and brownies from scratch, or you can make this from store-bought cookie and brownie mixes.

Today, we are going to show how to make these with a classic homemade chocolate brownie and a classic homemade chocolate chip cookie. It’s just nice to have a “from scratch” recipe, but again, this recipe is super versatile!

Well, here’s the Homemade “from scratch” Collision Bars recipe to make Brownie Chocolate Chip Bars Filled with Strawberry M&Ms

Brownie Ingredients:

• 1/4 C unsalted butter, room temp
• 3 oz semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1 egg, room temp
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 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
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 C flour
• 3/4 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 C Strawberry flavored M&M’s

Brownie Directions:

• Preheat to 350 degrees.
• Prep baking pan with baking spray.
• Using a double boiler, combine the butter and chocolate, stirring as they melt.
• Once the combination is smooth whisk in the sugar.
• Remove from the heat adding the egg and vanilla.
• Stir cocoa and salt, stirring just enough to combine all the ingredients.
• Add in the flour. Stir the flour into the remaining ingredients.
• Scoop the brownie batter into the pan. Evenly spreading throughout the pan. Set aside.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Directions:

• With an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar.
• Stir in the egg and vanilla.
• In a second bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Stir to combine all of the ingredients.
• Add in chocolate chips.  Stir to mix.
• Add M&M’s.  Fold to combine all ingredients.
• Using a large spoon drop the cookie dough on top of the brownie batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Allow to cool in the baking pan.

There you have it! Now, here’s the great news. The above recipe is the most complicated it gets. From here, you can make the completely from scratch version or modify it with your own homemade secret brownie and cookie recipes, or use the store-bought mixes to save a lot of time!

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

There’s just a few combinations, but you could probably come up with many, many more!

Finally, you can print this recipe for convenience as well! Don’t forget that you can also use the stand alone homemade brownies or chocolate chip cookies too! They are great recipes on their own.

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