I’m hosting Easter this year so I’ve been experimenting with recipe ideas for the main dish, and of course dessert! Luckily my guests are helping out by bringing side dishes, but that doesn’t leave me out of the woods.
It’s a big day around here, the meal has to be as close to perfect as possible. I’ve never made brownies from scratch (gasp) because the boxed ones have always been ‘just fine’, so I decided to try my hand at coming up with my own this time.
I literally took everything out of the top shelf (the baking shelf) in the pantry and added some of this, and a little of that.
Holy chocolately goodness Batman, what the heck had I been waiting for? To no surprise, homemade is much better than the box version (duh).
I decided to make brownie cookies instead of regular brownies, figuring that making them into brownie sandwiches would be fun for Easter, easy for the kids to run around with.
Chocolate and raspberry are one of my favorite combos so I made a raspberry buttercream filling to go with.
‘Mmmm’ is all I can say (partially because I have a mouth full of brownie sandwich), this is going to knock some socks off. Thankfully I wrote the ingredients down so I (we) can refer to these recipes and make them for Easter, or any other time!
Wouldn’t this be great with blueberry filling for the 4th of July? You can easily customize them to fit any season or holiday, because you’re going want them year round!
Who knew I had everything to make Raspberry Buttercream Brownie Sandwiches sitting right in my pantry, I wonder what else I can make with what’s in there!
Do you have a ‘baking shelf’ in your pantry? What can you whip up with what’s in there?
Raspberry Buttercream Brownie Sandwiches
Brownie Cookies Recipe:
INGREDIENTS
- 4 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 4 Large eggs
- 1 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup 60% Cacao bittersweet chocolate
- 2-12 oz. bags Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons Cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup All-Purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water until smooth.
- In a medium bowl add eggs, vanilla, and sugar and blend with a mixer on medium speed.
Slowly add flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt, and continue to mix. Add in the melted chocolate and mix on a low setting until fully blended. - Refrigerate for 20-25 minutes or until firm enough to scoop into spoon size balls.
- Scoop the cookie dough into 1 1/2″ balls and set on the prepared cookie sheet about 2″ apart.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until set. Allow to cool completely before adding the filling.
Brownie Cookies
Brownie cookies: Elevate the most delicious dessert with a raspberry buttercream filling!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate
- 2-12 oz. bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon aking powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º.
Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pot of hot simmering water until smooth.
In a separate bowl, add eggs, vanilla, and sugar in to a mixer and blend well. Slowly add flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt, and continue to mix. Fold in the melted chocolate and mix on a low setting until fully blended.
Refrigerate the mix for 20-25 minutes or until firm enough to scoop into spoon size balls.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, scoop the cookie dough into 1 1/2" balls and set on the pan 2" apart.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until set. Allow to cool completely before adding the raspberry buttercream filling (recipe below).
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
17Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 325Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 57mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 4gSugar: 35gProtein: 5g
Raspberry buttercream icing is the perfect filling for a delicious brownie cookie sandwich.Raspberry Buttercream Filling
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