Brownie Mix Cookies
These Brownie Cookies are made from an adapted brownie box mix and are loaded with chocolate chips! They have a crisp outer edge and chewy fudge center just like a classic brownie!
You will love these Brownie Mix Cookies
Last night, like a lot of nights, I kind of wanted brownies, but then I had a thought, “Can I make cookies out of brownie mix? Sure I can!”, so here we are.
I spent a few hours last night testing this recipe to make sure it was absolutely perfect, and I think the final results are pretty delicious!
This is such a great recipe and I promise you’re going to go crazy for these cookies, they’re absolutely sinful!
If you want to know how to make them, you’ll find step-by-step instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Brownie Cookies Recipe ingredients
This recipe starts with a brownie box mix (I prefer Ghirardelli Double Chocolate) and adds additional flour, vegetable oil, water, eggs, and chocolate chips to the mix.
I was looking for just such a recipe. Omg…so glad I found this one. These are so good that I have to send them home with a friend or I will eat every last one of them.
– Dawn
Brownie Cookies variations
- Walnuts: Do you love walnuts in your brownies? I do! You can easily add them in as well!
- Ice Cream Sandwiches: In the Summer you could sandwich a small scoop of vanilla ice cream between two cookies for a brownie sundae sandwich!
- Dark Chocolate: Use dark chocolate chips for an even deeper chocolate flavor!
- Espresso: Add 2 teaspoons of instant espresso powder for a delicious mocha flavor!
- Peanut Butter: Use peanut butter chips instead of regular chocolate chips!
- Extra Chocolate: Try melting chocolate and dipping half of the cookie in, then you can easily add sprinkles to decorate them for any occasion!
- Sugar: For a wintery touch, dust the cookies with powdered sugar after baking.
You can also make these adorable Reindeer Cookies with them for the holidays! Or turn them into Peppermint Cookies or Hot Chocolate Cookies!
How to make Brownie Cookies from Mix
These cookies are so easy to make! There’s no sifting or chilling required and you don’t even have to wait for any of the ingredients to reach room temperature.
Simply mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl or stand mixer with a paddle attachment and beat until fully combined. Then use a small or medium cookie scoop to portion out the cookies onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake! It’s that easy!
The batter is very thick and sticky, I do not recommend mixing it with a whisk or even with a whisk attachment for a stand mixer. Only a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer with hard metal beaters.
Before you get started there are a few more tips you should read to make sure you get the best cookies possible!
Cookies from Brownie Mix recipe tips
- These cookies are a little temperamental when it comes to bake time. You see, they cook pretty quickly, and one extra minute could mean a not-so-fudgy center (wahhhh, nobody wants that). I have a gas oven and I found that 8 minutes was the perfect amount of time for cookies made with a small cookie scoop. If you’re using a medium cookie scoop, 9 to 10 minutes.
- You want these cookies to be slightly undercooked when you take them out of the oven because they will continue to cook a little on the baking sheet. I think if you have an electric oven, you’re going to want either 9 or 10 minutes of cook time, but test a couple of cookies first so you get them right where you want ’em!
- I have only tested and made this recipe with an 18-ounce Ghirardelli box of brownie mix and Duncan Hines brownie mix. Other mixes and sizes could change the outcome of the recipe.
- Betty Crocker Brownie Mix does not work as-is since it doesn’t contain baking soda. Cookies made with this brand will likely be flat. However, some readers have used it and added 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the recipe and they turned out, but I have not personally tested it.
They have a slightly crispy edge (for all the edge lovers) and a soft and chewy center (for all you center-cut lovers) and they have that perfect flaky brownie top!
Brownie lovers will also enjoy this Brownie Pie, Hazelnut Brownies, and Homemade Fudge Brownies!
Tools for Brownie Mix Cookies
- Small Cookie Scoop – Using a scoop means you get evenly sized and measured cookies.
- Baking Sheet – To bake the cookies on, of course!
- Parchment Paper – I prefer using parchment paper over cooking spray when I’m making cookies, I find it yields better results and makes for easier cleanup!
How To Store Brownie Cookies
Brownie Cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container. They are best enjoyed within 3 days of baking, after which time they start to dry out and become crumbly.
Brownie Cookies FAQs
A brownie cookie is a rich chocolate cookie with a similar fudgy texture and flavor to classic chocolate fudge brownie bars, but are baked in individual portions on a cookie sheet. They tend to be thinner than traditional brownies and have more of that chewy “brownie edge” texture.
When it comes to brownies, most people have a preference on fudgy vs chewy. These cookies are the best of both worlds! The use of vegetable oil and chocolate chips results in a fudge-like center and while the structure of the cookie itself remains chewy around the edge.
Brownie batter doesn’t need to be chilled before baking and this cookie dough doesn’t either. You simply go from mixing to baking in a matter of minutes making this a simple and fast dessert recipe that you can take the first warm and gooey bite of in just 15 minutes.
More Recipes from Sugar and Soul
Let’s Connect!
If you’ve tried this recipe, please let me know how you liked it in the comments below and leave a review. I love hearing from you!
Don’t forget to tag me – @sugarandsoulco – on Instagram and Pinterest with your photos or join our Sugar & Soul Show-offs Community and share them there, where you can join our recipe challenges!
Brownie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (18 oz.) box Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine all of the ingredients and mix well, scraping down the sides as needed. The dough will be very sticky.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and drop onto the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. If you use a medium cookie scoop, add 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.
- Bake for 8 minutes to start, cookies should have a thin film on top and the batter should no longer be glossy, should still be able to see small ripples of darker batter. DO NOT OVERBAKE THESE COOKIES. They will cook up fast and can dry out easily if cooked too long. Every oven is different, so do a few in a test batch to see how long they need.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cool rack.
- Consume immediately or store in an air-tight container for up to one week (if they last that long)
Video
Notes
- I have only tested and made this recipe with 18-ounce boxes of Ghirardelli brownie mix and Duncan Hines brownie mix. Other mixes and sizes could change the outcome of the recipe.
- If you use a medium cookie scoop, you will get about 2 dozen cookies.
- Betty Crocker brownie mix, it doesn’t contain baking soda and causes flat cookies. Some readers have had luck by adding 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the Betty Crocker mix but I have not tested it myself.
- These cookies are a little temperamental when it comes to the baking time. You see, they cook pretty quickly, and one extra minute could mean a not-so-fudgy center (wahhhh, nobody want’s that). I have a gas oven and I found the 8 minute was the perfect amount of time.
- You want these cookies to be slightly undercooked when you take them out of the oven because they will continue to cook a little on the baking sheet. I think if you have an electric oven, you’re going to want either 9 or 10 minutes of cook time, but test a couple of cookies first so you get them right where you want ’em!
- The batter is very thick and sticky, I do not recommend mixing it with a whisk or even with a whisk attachment for a stand mixer.
- Recipe adapted from GeniusKitchen.
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?
Don’t forget to share it with me on Instagram @sugarandsoulco and follow on Tiktok @sugarandsoulco and Pinterest @sugarandsoulco for more!
Perfect! I too was thinking I should be able to make cookies out of my brownie mix and look what I found!! I used Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate mix that ‘includes chips’. I added espresso morsels and chopped pecans. I used a small scoop (36 cookies), and patted them down a bit; cooked for 10 minutes (old gas stove). They came out moist & yummy! These are SOOO easy to make i may never make regular chocolate chip cookies again 🙂 We’ll have a hard time NOT eating them all immediately!! (I plan to freeze some, I assume they be fine.)
I’m so glad you loved them!
I used the small scoop as instructed but the baked cookies came out at about 1 1/4 inches. Very small. Next time I’ll try the medium scoop for a larger cookie. Other than that, they had a very nice texture.
So glad you enjoyed them! They are definitely smaller cookies as written but you can make them bigger 🙂
I made these yesterday with Pillsbury Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix, they are very good. The only thing I’ll to the comments is spoon out small portion size cookies, it took forever to bake the bigger cookie size ( TBSP). My parent;’s loved them and I’m taking the rest into work tomorrow.
Easy and delicious. Your tips were also spot on. Undercooked is best for these. Thank you for perfecting the recipe!
I love brownies so I’m sometimes a bit picky, these turned out great even in high altitude! They were delicious definitely would try again with peanut butter chips, caramels, or even peppermint for the holidays.
Hello,
Would adjustments need to be made for high altitude?
Thank you 😊
Shannon
Hi Shannon, I’m not sure as I’ve never baked at a high altitude, sorry.
Not sure what is wrong, I really want to make the Dark Chocolate Cranberry Brownies, which is what this page is supposed to be. But it’s not ??? I tried searching your page and also had no luck that way.
Hi Tovie, unfortunately, that recipe no longer exists on the site so it’s redirecting you to a similar recipe.
I probably shouldn’t put any pot in these. Nope. None at all.
Of. course you should!
Came out fine, like brownies in cookie form. I followed the text of the recipe. Made 24 cookies and put them in for 8 minutes on the first batch and then upped it to 9 on the second. I think they came out a but underdone. Then looking at the recipe print out, it states 36 cookies for 10 minutes. I think if they had been made smaller or cooked a bit longer they would have had a bit more crispness.
I also had to add in about 2 more tablespoons of water, the mix was a bit dry.
My cookies didn’t flatten out?
Solved.. I flattened them a bit before baking, perfect!
We’re supposed to add flour? Doesn’t the brownie mix already have flour? Please confirm…
Yes, you need to add the additional flour called for in the recipe, this helps make the batter thicker to make cookies as opposed to brownies.
3 boxes of 18 oz boxes of brownie mixes am i reading that right ?
Just 1 box of brownie mix.
It only is 3 boxes if you do 3x the recipe
There goes my diet! Im lying here like a walrus now but smiling from ear to ear!!! Life is short so what the heck lol
Excellent. Easy to read and it tasted like I was a pro!!! This is now my go to recipe for cookies. Thank you
I used the HEB gluten free brownie mix, and added 1tsp of baking soda (cream of tartar would also work), Kraft Carmel bits, and Reece’s peanut butter chips.
Made these but added in Hershey’s salted caramel chips…..um Delicious!!! I used the Betty Crocker mix and added 1 tsp of baking soda like others suggested. These came out perfectly fudgy!
Delish! I dipped some of my cookies in salted caramel and the rest in peppermint ganache. Gone in a flash! I made another batch with peanut butter chips. OMG!
Can I use applesauce instead of oil?
Hi Joleen, I’ve never tried making them with applesauce so I’m not sure how they would turn out, sorry.
Can I freeze these cookies until one week before Christmas?
Yes, that should be fine. Make sure to use a freezer bag and squeeze out any excess air.
YUM!
This is now my go-to easy/qwik cooky recipie for showing up to events with style!!! Everyone thinks I spent so much time and effort and it’s an $.80 box of brownies! I love it!
I usually add a fruit/nut mix (raisins, crasins, dates, walnuts) & large choco chips. Today I substituted 1/3 c buttermilk for each egg and WOW, they were SUPER moist and fluffy!
Just delicious!
HI! I am making these today (tripling the recipe) lol
Is it ok if I put the dough in the fridge for a few hours or overnight? Will this disrupt the baking process? Thank you!
I’m honestly not sure. But I think it will be fine.