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If you love bakery-style desserts, this thick brookie pie is about to become your new obsession. Made with a deep-dish cookie base and topped with a rich, fudgy brownie layer, this recipe gives you the best of both worlds in one indulgent bake. The cookie base is soft yet structured (no greasy bottoms here 👀), while the brownie bakes into a perfectly crackly top with a gooey centre. Whether you’re baking for a special occasion or creating a viral-worthy dessert at home, this brookie pie recipe delivers that perfect slice every time.
Ingredients
Cookie base
- 140g unsalted butter (soft, not melted)
- 140g soft light brown sugar
- 80g caster sugar
- 1 medium egg + 1 yolk
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 260g plain flour
- 15g cornflour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 120g chocolate chips/chunks
Brownie layer
- 160g unsalted butter
- 140g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 170g plain (all-purpose) flour
- 20g cocoa powder
- 230g caster sugar
- 60g soft light brown sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
Cookie layer
- Beat the butter and the sugars together for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the vanilla extract, egg and yolk. Mix until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, cornflour and salt, use a spautla or spoon to mix together.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Push the cookie dough into the bottom of a lined 8" x 2.5" cake tin.
- Place in the fridge for 2 hours minimum.
Brownie layer
- Make the brownie dough once the cookie dough has finished chilling.
- Melt butter and dark chocolate in microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring between, until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Beat eggs, caster sugar, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract for 3 minutes until creamy.
- Fold in melted chocolate and butter mixture.
- Sift half the flour, cocoa powder, and salt into the wet ingredients and fold in gently. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients until just combined.
- Pour on top of the cookie dough base.
- Add some chocolate chinks and chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes at 170c fan. (I bake mine for 30 minutes and it was extra fudgy, bake yours longer if you want it a but firmer)
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