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Spooky Brownie Cookies

These festive little cookies are so fun and delicious! They are intensely chocolatey with a fudgy, brownie-like texture.  So delicious even if you stop there, but to make these more festive I added in white chocolate chips and Reeses Pieces, then rolled them in sprinkles for an added pop of color! I left a few without sprinkles and liked that they weren't crunchy, but they also weren't as colorful so just do what you like.  You can play around with the add-in's too.  Halloween M&M's would be another great option, but you really can't go wrong here!  

Spooky Brownie Cookies
adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe
*makes 24 cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup salted butter
1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
3/4 cup  brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Dutch Process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
2 4 oz boxes of Reese's Pieces, divided
Halloween Sprinkles, optional

INSTRUCTIONS
In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter and bittersweet chocolate chips at 1-minute intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth (but not overly warm). Let the mixture cool until room temperature.
Add the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir until well-combined.
Add the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Gently stir until evenly combined (don't overmix). Stir in the chocolate chips and 1 1/2 boxes of the Reese's Pieces.  
Chill the dough for 1-2 hours until the dough is more firm but not so stiff you can't scoop out the cookie dough.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly grease with cooking spray.
Scoop out heaping tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll into balls.
Place the cookie dough balls a couple inches apart on the prepared baking sheets (about 12 cookies per sheet).
Press white chocolate chips and more Reeses Pieces around the outside of the cookie dough balls.  Roll the balls in sprinkles, if desired. 
Bake for  9-11 minutes until set around the edges but still soft in the middle (and there are a few cracks on top); don't overbake!
Let cool for a couple minutes on the baking sheets before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store covered at room temperature for a couple days or freeze for longer (these taste great straight from the freezer!).

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