What is the secret to chewy cookies?

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness . Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

What's the difference between brownie and brownie cookie?

A brownie is similar to a cookie, but it has a higher ratio of fat to flour . The result is a denser and fudgier texture with less flour and more butter! A brownie cookie is similar to a brownie, except it has just enough flour to let it spread into a cookie.

How do I make my cookies chewy instead of crunchy?

How To Make Cookies Chewy Without Cornstarch Go heavy on brown sugar. It has more moisture than its granulated counterpart, which means the cookie comes out less crispy. ... Choose margarine or shortening instead of butter. ... Use baking powder instead of baking soda. ... Rest your dough. ... Shorten baking time. May 14, 2023

What is the old version of brownies?

Did you know that Brownies were originally called 'Rosebuds'? Rosebuds was established in 1914 for girls to join before they became Guides. Just one year later, the name was changed to Brownies . Brownies are the second-youngest members of the Girlguiding family, for girls aged between 7 and 10.

What is healthier, brownies or cookies?

One chocolate chip cookie also has considerably fewer calories than a brownie, with the average brownie containing about 130 calories. Considering that brownies and chocolate chip cookies have comparable nutritional profiles, neither is better for you than the other .

What are the three types of brownies?

Brownie textures fall into three general camps… Cakey, fudgy and chewy . Cakey brownies, like the name implies, are light, moist and airy, with a slightly fluffy, cake-like interior. Fudgy brownies are moist, dense and gooey, with almost the texture of fudge, but not quite as compact.

What are three factors that contribute to a chewy cookie?

Salted butter, softened – I prefer salted butter but you can also use unsalted and add an extra pinch of salt to the dough. Brown sugar – Just brown sugar because we will get the 'granulated sugar' flavor from the corn syrup. Corn syrup – The corn syrup is what makes these cookies CHEWY FOR DAYS.

How to make cookies chewy after baking?

How to Keep Cookies Chewy. Once cookies are baked and cooled completely, transfer them to a resealable zipper-lock bag or airtight container . They should stay chewy for up to 4 days. Adding a slice of bread to the bag or container with the cookies is a great trick for imparting more moisture into the cookies.

How to make cookies more chewy and less cakey?

Using too much flour will make your cookies too cakey, so try reducing the flour amount by two tablespoons . Avoid using cake flour instead; try a mix of all-purpose flour and bread flour for a more dense and chewy texture. Using too much baking powder. According to the science geeks at Serious Eats—we love you!

What makes cookies spread and chewy?

6 Reasons Why Your Cookies are Spreading Room Temperature Butter. If it's too soft, it will melt faster in the oven and ultimately spread out. ... Excess Sugar and Fat. Measuring is key in baking. ... Mixing Butter & Sugar. ... Dough is Too Warm. ... Greased Cookie Sheets. ... Warm Cookie Sheets. ... Oven Temperature. ... The Test Cookie.

Hershey's Hug Brownie Cookies Recipe (2024)

These Hershey's Hug Brownie Cookies are easy to make and taste absolutely amazing. They only require a few simple ingredients and taste similar to brownies, but even better. Our two best worlds have collided to bring you a new favorite dessert.

One of myall-time favorite desserts is my Mom’s Chocolate Marshmallow Brownies. There’s nothing like brownies made from scratch.

These cookies taste just like a brownie and the Hershey’s Hug on top takes these over the top!

Do these cookies freeze well?

I have a strange obsession with frozen cookies. I usually don’t have any leftover to freeze, because I love eating cookies as soon as they come out of the oven (I even take the risk of getting a burnt tongue from the melted chocolate), but frozen cookies are so yummy.

These cookies freeze well. You can eat them slightly frozen, or freeze them up to a month.

To freeze them, we recommend placing them in an airtight container or double wrapping them in both saran wrap and aluminum foil, for the best results.

Set them out on the counter to thaw for about 1-2 hours.

You could microwave them, but the Hug in the center will definitely melt.

We have found that letting them thaw in the freezer container keeps them soft and chewy.

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What could I use instead of Hershey’s hugs?

Hershey’s Hugs take these brownie cookies over the top. You wouldn’t even have to dare me to eat an entire bag of them, by myself. I honestly just can’t get enough of them.

However, if you don’t have any on hand, or can’t find them at the store, here are a few other delicious replacements that would work just as well:

Seasonal Hershey’s Holiday Kisses
Chocolate Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss
Andes Mints
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Rolo’s
Jr. Mints
Peppermint Patties
Mini Snickers Bar (the small square one, or you could also use the mini unwrapped ones as well).
Oreo Cookie Chunks
Twix Candy Bars

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How to make Hershey’s Hug Brownie Cookies:

Simple and delicious ingredients needed for these brownie cookies. You probably have most of these ingredients on hand.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the shortening, softened butter, and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl combine baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, and cocoa. Add to wet ingredients and combine.

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Roll into rounded Tablespoons and then roll into sugar. Place on ungreased baking pan.
Bake for 8 minutes and remove from oven.
Let the cookies cool for about 1 minutes on a cooling rack, and then press a Hershey’s Hug in the center of each cookie.
Allow to cool and the Hugs will set up. They will melt slightly at first because of the warm cookies.

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Mixing Spoons– Heat resistant mixing spoon set.
Cooling Racks– A set of 4 cooling baking racks.

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Serves: 36

Hershey’s Hug Brownie Cookies Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 18 minutes mins

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Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup butter (softened to room temp)
1 cup brown sugar
1¼ cup sugar divided
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2½ cups flour
⅓ cup cocoa
10 ounces Hershey's hugs
¼ cup sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, softened butter, brown sugar and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour and cocoa powder.
Add to the wet ingredients and combine.
Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in 1/4 cup sugar.
Place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes or until set up.
Let the cookies cool for 1 minute, then place a Hershey's Hug on top of each one. Press down gently.
Allow to cool until the Hugs are set up.

Notes

If you’re looking for something other than Hershey’s Hugs for these cookies you can try:

Seasonal Hershey’s Holiday Kisses
Chocolate Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss
Andes Mints
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Rolo’s
Jr. Mints
Peppermint Patties
Mini Snickers Bar (the small square one, or you could also use the mini unwrapped ones as well).
Oreo Cookie Chunks
Twix Candy Bars

Nutrition

Calories: 178 kcal · Carbohydrates: 26 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 18 mg · Sodium: 109 mg · Potassium: 34 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 19 g · Vitamin A: 92 IU · Calcium: 31 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
Mixing Bowl
See Also
How to Make the BEST Pickled Red Onions - Quick Recipe!
Cookie Sheet
Cooling Rack

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Vickie says:

Thanks for the recipe. Was wondering if you ladies would consider putting a photo on the "print out " version for those of us who would like a visual reminder of why we printed it out and also of what the finished product should look like?
liz pereira says:

Awesome
Lilia Pulukchu says:

Amazing recipe! Thank You!!
Kirsten says:

I love these cookies! I have made them a couple times and they have come out much flatter than what is pictured. They look like a normal cookie in thickness. Do you have any suggestions about how to keep them in more of the ball shape? Thanks!
Cyd says:

You could try adding just a little more flour and maybe chill the dough for about 30 minutes in the fridge before rolling into balls. Hope this helps.
Karen says:

This is my favorite cookie! I lost my original recipe and tried several others which produced flattened cookies. The main difference I found between this recipe and the others is the baking powder.

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