Bro-okies: Brownie Cookies or Broken Cookies?

Because this isn’t a long post, I’ll start with a silly clip.  You might not get it at first; listen again.  Sometimes being awkward is funny (for the rest of us).

There really isn’t a story behind these.  Ok, well there is a story because everything has a story.  The long version:

One day, I came home from class.  A notification popped up on my computer; Brave New Food thought I would like Bro-okies: brownie cookies.  Which I absolutely do.  So I immediately began my homework started baking.  The end.

See what happens when I get recommendations, Ginny?!  (Keep ‘em coming).

Bro-okies (adapted from the Novice Chef)

Ingredients:

1 cup of almonds (what I had on hand. Pecans or walnuts would probably be best)

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

pinch of salt

1 egg white

1 small, super ripe banana

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.  Toast almonds on stove top or in the oven but be sure to keep an eye on them; they will burn quickly.  Just ask my mom.

Chop almonds.

Mix cocoa powder, salt and sugar.  Add chopped nuts.  Add egg white, banana and vanilla.  Mix with a fork and be sure not to overmix.

Drop by tablespoons onto a well-greased cookie sheet.  DO NOT attempt to use wax paper as a substitute?!?  (No idea why I did that, but the result was cookies stuck to paper tighter than…than…there’s nowhere good this can go.  Just know- stuck very tightly).  I ended up with lots of bits of broken cookie instead of brownie cookies.

Bake cookies for about 15 min and allow to cool for 5 before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Photo by the Homemade Chocolatier

And I’m sorry.  There’s not a good way to make cookie/brownies with bits of nuts look appetizing.  But believe me.  They’re good.

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