These delicious, soft and chewy homemade brownie cookies with buttercream frosting are rich, fudgy, and baked to chewy perfection, and slathered in a luscious layer of creamy buttercream frosting with jimmie candy sprinkles on top. These irresistible cookie bites are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any occasion.
If you love brownies and cookies – and frosting, of course – then you’ve come to the right place today! These delicious cookies are soft, chewy, and packed full of brownie flavor. They’re also topped with sweet, decadent buttercream frosting for a cookie that tastes a little like a brownie, a cookie, and chocolate cake in every bite. It’s an easy recipe that hits the spot no matter what kind of sweets you love, and it’s one that I’ve been making for years. I discovered this recipe thanks to a friend of mine. She was actually throwing a birthday party for her son, and she made a huge batch of these cookies. I don’t want to give an exact number of the cookies I ate, but let’s just say I didn’t have to ask her for the recipe!
Brownie Cookies
These cookies start with a chocolaty cookie dough sweetened with a mix of sugar and honey for a unique flavor that I bake until they’re soft and chewy. Then, I top them with homemade buttercream frosting and sprinkles for chocolaty brownie cookies that pack a punch of brownie and frosting flavor in every bite. They’re perfect for everything from kids’ parties to gameday snacks because, let’s face it, everyone loves chocolate! You’ll love this recipe, too, after you give it a try. These cookies are absolutely addictive!
Why You’ll Love This Brownie Cookie Recipe
- Combining rich, fudgy brownie cookies with the best buttercream frosting creates a melt-in-your-mouth, delicious, irresistible cookie everyone will enjoy.
- Nothing is better than biting into a soft, chewy, chocolaty brownie cookie with buttercream frosting and sprinkles.
- They are versatile and use different flavors of frosting, such as chocolate and strawberry, and other types of candy sprinkles for all the various occasions.
- They’re perfect for parties, holidays, potlucks, or a midday snack.
Brownie Cookies Ingredients
These fun, festive cookies only take a few basic baking ingredients to make. Chances are you might not have to go shopping at all! If you do have to go to the store, you’ll know exactly where to look for anything you might need because there is nothing fancy in these cookies.
For the Brownie Cookies
- All purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Egg whites
For the Buttercream Frosting
- Whole milk
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- Jimmies sprinkles
How to Make Brownie Cookies
Making these cookies is just as easy as gathering all the ingredients from your pantry and fridge. They come together in just a few easy steps, the steps themselves only takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish. More time is needed for the cookies to cool completely, but you can go about your business while waiting for that.
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 cookie sheets.
Step 2: Combine the Dry Ingredients
Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.
Step 3: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Mix the sugar, butter, honey, vanilla, and egg whites until combined in a medium bowl.
Step 4: Make the Dough
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix them with clean hands until just combined.
Step 5: Bake
Using lightly-greased hands, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten them slightly with the back of a spoon and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until just cracked.
Step 6: Cool
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool them completely.
Step 7: Make the Frosting
While the cookies cool, cream the butter, milk, and vanilla. Then, gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until smooth and creamy.
Step 8: Frost
Frost the cookies generously with the buttercream frosting after they have completely cooled, then sprinkle them with Jimmies. Let the frosting set up and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Wash your hand thoroughly, dry them, and lightly grease them before mixing the dough and forming the cookie dough balls.
- Using your hands is the easiest way to mix the cookie dough without overdoing it.
- Mix the cookie dough until just combined. Overmixing will create dense brownie cookies.
- Be sure your butter is fully softened for easy creaming and the best frosting texture.
Variations
- You can use dark or Dutch-processed cocoa powder for these cookies.
- Add a bit of instant coffee or espresso powder for deeper flavor.
- Add a tiny pinch of cayenne to enhance the chocolate flavor without adding heat.
- Add cocoa to make chocolate buttercream frosting for the cookies.
- If you don’t like frosting, simply serve the cookies as-is. They’re still delicious!
- For more classic brownie flavor, add nuts to the cookie dough.
- Make extra chocolaty brownie cookies with added chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
What to Serve with Brownie Cookies
Serve these cookies with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. They’re delicious paired with fresh fruit, as well.
Recipe FAQ
Brownie cookies are soft, chewy cookies made with a chocolaty, brownie-like batter.
Just like traditional brownies, chopped nuts can be added to brownie cookies for more flavor and texture.
These cookies don’t need to be refrigerated. In fact, refrigerating them will dry them out and make them taste stale.
These cookies will last for up 3 days at room temperature or up to a month in the freezer.
Yes, you can. Brownie cookies will last for up to a month in the freezer when stored properly.
How to Store Brownie Cookies
Store your brownie cookies at room temperature in an airtight container in single layers separated by wax paper for up to 3 days. For longer storage, place the cookies in single layers separated by wax paper in an airtight, freezer-safe container and freeze them for up to a month.
Try These Delicious Brownie Cookies Today
These buttercream-frosted brownie cookies are as easy to make as they are delicious, and you really can’t beat that combo. Soft, chewy, chocolaty brownie cookies topped with sweet, rich buttercream frosting. What’s not to love? These cookies are great for everything from weeknight desserts to parties and afternoon snacking. Give them a try, and I guarantee you’ll find all kinds of reasons to make them again and again!
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Brownie Cookies
Ingredients
Brownie Cookies
- 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter melted, cooled
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
Buttercream Frosting
- ½ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Jimmies sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two cookie sheets.
Brownie Cookies
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix sugar, butter, honey, vanilla, and egg whites until combined. Add to the flour mixture. With your hands, mix dough just until blended.
- With your lightly greased hands, roll dough into approximately 1 inch balls and place on greased cookie sheets. Flatten each brownie cookie slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake just until brownies are slightly cracked, approximately 7-9 minutes. Cool on the cooling rack.
Buttercream Frosting
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter, milk and vanilla together. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Once cookies have cooled completely, frost cookies with a generous amount of frosting, then sprinkle with jimmies sprinkles.
- Let the frosting setup then place cookies in a container for storing and place parchment paper in between the layers.
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Notes
- Wash your hand thoroughly, dry them, and lightly grease them before mixing the dough and forming the cookie dough balls.
- Using your hands is the easiest way to mix the cookie dough without overdoing it.
- Mix the cookie dough until just combined. Overmixing will create dense brownie cookies.
- Be sure your butter is fully softened for easy creaming and the best frosting texture.
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