Name: Cosmic Brownie Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 0.5 cup butter (1 stick), soft; 0.33 cup granulated sugar; 0.33 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1.25 cups all-purpose flour; 0.25 cup cocoa powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.75 cup candy-coated chocolate chips

These cosmic brownie cookies are inspired by Little Debbie treats! Mix up these soft chocolate cookies with colorful candy pieces.

Cocoa-colored cosmic brownie cookies with rainbow candy coated chocolate chips.

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To create this recipe, I started with my chocolate chip cookies and swapped some of the flour for cocoa powder and swapped the mixed chocolate chips for candy pieces.

I’ve seen the cosmic brownie style tiny candy-coated chocolate kisses online from a few places. I wanted something I could just pick up locally, so I used these rainbow chocolate chips from Central Market. They taste great and I don’t think the candy being round instead of teardrop shaped makes a big difference. (But use whatever chips you can find!)

How to make cosmic brownie cookies

Ingredients

0.5 cup butter (1 stick), soft
0.33 cup granulated sugar
0.33 cup brown sugar
1 egg
0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
1.25 cups all-purpose flour
0.25 cup cocoa powder
0.5 teaspoon baking soda
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.75 cup candy-coated chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix butter and sugar.

Butter should be room temperature. Dice butter into cubes and blend it with both the sugars until smooth.

Butter and sugar blended into a soft, light-brown batter in the bowl of a stand mixer.

2. Add egg and vanilla.

Add the whole egg and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture. Blend again until combined.

Egg and vanilla added to dough mixture to be slightly wet.

3. Mix in the dry ingredients.

Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add it to the wet mixture and blend until combined. If you’re using a stand mixer, scrape down the sides and the paddle so there isn’t any unmixed flour.

Flour and cocoa powder added to cookie dough to create a chocolately brown mixture.

4. Fold in the chips.

Pour the chocolate chips into the cookie dough mixture and gently mix with a spatula. Put the cookie dough in the refrigerator to chill for 10-15 minutes. Longer is fine too, if you’re planning to bake later, but not required.

Chocolate brown cookie dough batter mixed with rainbow-colored candy pieces.

5. Bake cookies.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Scoop the cookie dough into tablespoon sized balls. Roll them to shape (no need to flatten) and place them about 2 inches apart. Bake each batch for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Raw cookie dough balls spaced across a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Cosmic brownie cookies on a baking sheet.

Let the cookies cool on the pan for 2-3 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish. Store them in a covered container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.

A baking sheet of cosmic brownie cookies beside a cooling rack filled with more cookies.

These would be perfect for a party. Cosmic brownie cookies are soft like a brownie with a light crunch from the candy pieces. They’re sweet, but not too sweet, so they’ll appeal to kids and adults too.

A plate stacked with chocolate cosmic brownie cookies with rainbow candy chips.

Printable recipe card

Yield: About 2.5 dozen cookies