CHOCOLATE CANDY-BROWNIE COOKIES

Chocolate Candy-Brownie Cookies image

A very easy-to-make, rich, and crispy chocolate cookie. A popular favorite at bake sales when you use colorful candies for the occasion.

Provided by SweetArtistJenn

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup white sugar
⅓ cup butter
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water
2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set dry ingredients aside.
Cream brown sugar, shortening, white sugar, and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Mix at medium-high speed until creamy and light. Blend in eggs 1 at a time until thoroughly mixed. Add vanilla extract and water; blend thoroughly.
Add dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture slowly while mixing until completely incorporated. Reserve 1/2 cup chocolate candy pieces and fold remaining candies into batter.
Drop batter by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press a few reserved candies onto the top of each cookie.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 21.6 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 127.7 mg, Sugar 20.9 g