I’m on a roll of recreating the most nostalgic treats from my childhood. I’ve never been one to be sentimental, but man, something about turning 40 this year has flipped a switch on my sappy side! I love nothing more than tinkering in the kitchen with my kids, attempting to capture the feeling that my favorite childhood treats gave me, but with way better ingredients. The best part when we’re done isn’t even the yummy dessert we’ve created, it’s the little conversations about nothing that create an instant warm memory as we putter around the kitchen together. These cookies are our latest kitchen concoction, a mash up of my favorite brownie cookies loaded with all the bits and bobs we keep around our kitchen for “special occasions” because if a Tuesday afternoon spent with my kids puttering around the kitchen isn’t special, I don’t know what is...
Ingredients:
Makes about 24 cookies
¾ cup butter, melted
1 ½ cup sugar (coconut sugar works as a sub for cane sugar if you’d like!)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
⅔ cup cocoa powder
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 cup mix-ins, like chocolate gems, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, any nuts or dried fruit, or candy cut into little bits, the mixing bowl is your oyster :)
Directions:
Preheat your oven 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter with the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cocoa powder. Add the flour, salt and baking soda over top and use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir it all together. You’ll need a strong arm, but don’t give up! Add your chosen mix-ins over top and stir them through. Use a scoop or spoon and make balls of dough to place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Pop the tray in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes. Take the tray out of the oven and let them cool on the tray. The dough can be refrigerated for later if you’d like or you can scoop balls and freeze them to bake later!
