Chewy Brownie Cookies

These chewy brownie cookies have delicious chocolate flavor from cocoa powder and semisweet chips and stay soft thanks to shortening and brown sugar.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 199 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.33333334326744 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.5 cups packed light brown sugar
• 0.66666668653488 cup vegetable shortening

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat together sugar and vegetable shortening with an electric mixer in a large bowl until combined. Beat in 1 egg until incorporated. Beat in remaining egg along with water and vanilla until well combined.

Step 3

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended; fold in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets; transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.