Recipe

RECIPE

CHRISTMAS brOOKIES

From the Cider Cove Cookie Company

(Country Cottage Mysteries Series)

Hello, Bizzy here! I’ve managed to wrangle the recipe for this holiday favorite just for you! I hope you have a blast whipping these up for friends and family. Don’t forget to save a few for yourself. Happy baking and merry Christmas!

Ingredients for Brownies

⒈／⒉ cup all-purpose flour

⒈／⒉ cup butter (unsalted, melted)

2 eggs (room temperature)

⒈／⒉ cup granulated sugar

⒈／⒉ cup light brown sugar

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

? cup cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

⒈／⒉ teaspoon salt

Ingredients for Butterscotch Chip Cookies

1 ? cups all-purpose flour

1 egg (room temperature)

⒈／⒉ cup butter (unsalted, softened)

⒈／⒉ cup granulated sugar

⒈／⒋ cup light brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

⒈／⒉ teaspoon salt

⒈／⒉ teaspoon baking powder

⒈／⒋ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper.

Directions for Brownies

In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter cocoa powder, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla. Combine all ingredients until well beaten.

Next, slowly add flour and stir until smooth. Add chocolate chips and combine into the batter.

Spread the brownie batter over the bottom of the prepared pan and set aside.

Directions for Butterscotch Chip Cookies

In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter for about 4 minutes. Add in vanilla and egg, stirring well. Then add salt, and baking powder and baking soda, stirring it all in well. Slowly add the flour, a half cup at a time, and mix well. Then sprinkle in butterscotch chips, folding them into the batter.

Add dollops of cookie batter to the top of the brownie batter in the pan until the surface is almost covered.

Cover the pan with aluminum foil. Bake for 25 minutes before removing foil, then bake for another 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.

Cut and serve warm.

Merry Christmas!