Chocolate Chip Brownie Pillows

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) package double chocolate brownie mix (we tested with ghirardelli)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate morsels

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions in an 8" square pan. let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. cut brownies into 3 dozen squares.
• 3 beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. add brown sugar, beating until smooth. add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla, beating until blended.
• 4 combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. stir in chocolate morsels. cover and chill dough 1 hour.
• 5 increase oven temperature to 350 degrees f. for each cookie, scoop a level 1/2 cup dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets; place cookies 3" apart. using your fingers, make an indentation in mound of dough; place 1 brownie square in center. press chocolate chip dough around brownie, reshaping dough to form a ball. repeat procedure with remaining dough and 10 brownie squares, placing no more than 6 cookies on a baking sheet. chill 15 minutes.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees f for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and cookies look set. cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
• 7 yield: 11 jumbo cookies. note: this recipe uses only a portion of the baked brownies. enjoy remaining brownies, or freeze for later use.