What is the difference between brownie batter and cookie dough?

If you've ever made brownies vs chocolate cookies – you'll know that brownie batter is thinner and glossier. This is because brownie batter has less flour/dry ingredients than a cookie recipe with the same amount of butter.

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.

Can you eat raw brownie batter without eggs?

The bacteria is still present and could get you very sick. That's why for this brownie batter recipe, we use heat treated flour and no eggs, making it completely safe and edible to consume raw!

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's the difference between cookie mix and brownie mix?

The main ingredients used to prepare brownie and cookie is very much the same , the only difference is the ratios of the ingredients taken to prepare it. Cookies consist of a higher flour content so they're formed from a dough, while brownies have a higher liguid/fat content so they're formed from a batter.

What's the difference between cookie dough and batter?

Doughs are a mixture mainly consisting of flour and are therefore malleable and can be kneaded with your bare hands on a work surface. Batters are usually thinner, more liquidy, and are mixed with an electric mixer or hand mixer in a bowl.

What's the difference between a brownie and a brownie cookie?

Brownies are baked in a pan, like cake and are usually cut into squares. Cookies are baked in individual pieces, usually in round shapes.

What is the difference between cookie dough and cake batter?

Yet these two kinds of baked goods have very different consistencies. Cookies are mixed to make dough – a thicker, denser texture. Cakes are mixed as a much thinner batter.

What is the difference between cookie dough and edible cookie dough?

Cookie dough is an uncooked blend of cookie ingredients. While cookie dough is normally intended to be baked into individual cookies before eating, edible cookie dough is made to be eaten as is, and usually is made without eggs to make it safer for human consumption.

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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Helpful items used in making these Hershey’s Hug Brownie Cookies:

Mixing Bowl Set– A great mixing bowl set of 3 that is dishwasher safe.
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
Chocolate M&M Cookies 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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