Ferrero Rocher Brookies

Brookies. The stuff of dreams. Well if you dream of cake that is. Brownies or blondies are so versatile that you can practically add whatever you want to them and they will turn out great. But what if you wanted them to be more than great? What if you wanted them to be out of this world? Well that is where the brookie comes in. Not just a brownie but a cookie inside a brownie. I know. Genius. Just like a brownie these can be just as versatile with placing any type of cookie inside the brownie. For me there was only one option, Ferrero Rocher.

My Ferrero Rocher cookies are one of my absolute favourites to make and to eat so I knew I had to put them inside my brookie. I went with a blondie mixture as I prefer them over brownies, however, this will work with chocolate brownies if that's your preferred choice. The slightly raw cookie dough hidden inside the blondie is like nothing you've ever tasted before and a tip from me, eat them slightly warm...

Ferrero Rocher Brookies
(Makes 9 large squares) 

Cookie Dough 
75g Butter
115g Light Brown Sugar
55g Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
145g Plain Flour
6 Ferrero Rochers

Blondie 
160g Butter, melted
2 Eggs
255g Light Brown Sugar
200g Plain Flour
1 TBSP Vanilla Extract

To make the cookie dough place the butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl and whisk together until fluffy and light.

Add in the eggs and plain flour and whisk together until you have a stiff cookie dough.

Blitz the Ferrero Rochers into chunks and then add to the cookie dough, whisk so that the chunks are incorporated into the cookie dough.

Roll the dough into small balls and place them on a lined baking tray. Place the tray in the freezer to allow the dough to freeze, this should take around 45 minutes.

To make the blondie preheat the oven to 180℃, Gas Mark 4.

Line and grease a 24cm x 24cm brownie tin.

Place the melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar into a large mixing bowl and whisk together on a high speed until well combined.

Add in the flour and salt and whisk together on a low speed until just combined.

Pour the mixture into the prepared brownie tin and level out with a spatula.

Take the frozen cookie dough balls out of the freezer and equally place them in the blondie mixture.

Place in the oven and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Once baked take them out of the oven and leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting into squares.