Brookies

You no longer have to choose between two of the nation’s most popular bakes. Brookies are a double-layered treat combining a chewy chocolate chip cookie with a rich brownie. Sprinkle with a little sea salt if you like, then fill the cake tin for the festive season. Or cut into smaller squares and package them up with ribbon to give as gifts.

SERVES 12 16 PREP 20 mins plus 30 mins chilling and cooling COOK 55 mins EASY

VFor the cookie layer

120g unsalted butter, softened,

plus extra for the tin 120g light brown soft sugar 100g dark muscovado sugar 1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk 250g plain lour tsp bicarbonate of soda 50g milk chocolate chunks 1 tsp vanilla extract 275g golden caster sugar 50g cocoa powder 130g plain lour

50g milk chocolate chunks

1 Butter a 23cm square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. First, make the cookie layer. Put the butter and both sugars in a bowl and beat with an electric whisk until just combined. Alternatively, do this in a stand mixer. Add the whole egg and egg yolk, and beat again until combined. Mix in the flour, 1/4 tsp salt, the bicarbonate of soda and chocolate chunks. Press the cookie dough into the base of the prepared tin using the back of a spoon, then chill for 30 mins.

2 For the brownie layer, melt the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of just simmering water, stirring until smooth and combined. Leave to cool slightly, about 10 mins. Whisk the eggs, vanilla and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric whisk until slightly thickened, about 3 mins.

3 Fold the buttery chocolate mixture, cocoa and flour together to combine. Spoon the brownie mixture over the cookie dough layer, dot with the chocolate chunks, and sprinkle with sea salt flakes, if you like. Bake in the centre of the oven for 50 mins-1 hr, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out with just a few crumbs clinging to it. Leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting into squares.

PER SERVING (16) 489 kcals • fat 25g • saturates 15g • carbs 57g • sugars 37g • ibre 3g • protein 7g • salt 0.3g