Brownie-Cookie Hybrid

I made these this morning, and holy moly. They are good!!

Notes: this is my cookie recipe and brownie recipe put together. So if you wanted to make just the cookie or just the brownie part, you can.This is also a massive recipe. I made these in a 12x16 cake pan. So it yields 48 2 inch brownies. This should be no problem for my husband! If you wanted to cut the recipe in half, it's fairly easy. I would suggest baking a half recipe in a 9x13 pan.
For the dark chocolate in the brownie half, I use those large Special Dark Hershey bars that you buy in the candy aisle. They're like 4.25 ounces, so you only need half a bar for the brownie recipe. Also, if you don't own vanilla bean paste, just use good vanilla extract.

Important prep: in order for proper pan removal, simply line your baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with non stick spray.
Preheat oven to 350

Cookie Half:
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup bread flour
12 ounces chocolate chips
Mix butter and sugars and salt together. Then add the vanilla and eggs. Next mix in the baking powder and baking soda. Finally, mix in the flours and chocolate chips

Brownie Half:
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup hot coffee
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons canola oil
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
2 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

Put cocoa powder and chocolate into a bowl and pour hot coffee over chocolate. Mix until melted (chocolate won't dissolve into coffee all the way, no worries) Next, add the butter, salt, canola oil, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Whisk until well combined. Mix flour in with rubber spatula until just combined.

In your aluminum lined and non stick sprayed pan, pour your brownie batter in and spread to the edges. Next, dollop the cookie batter all over the brownie batter. Take a butter knife and swirl through the brownie and cookie batters, mixing them together slightly.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. You want a toothpick inserted to come out dry. (For a half recipe, bake 30-35 mins)

This is the hard part : allow them to cool on a baking rack for 90 minutes!! these brownies will still be chewey when cooled down, no need to rush into the pan prematurely. When cool, run a butter knife around the outside of the pan. Turn the brownies upside down onto a cutting board. Carefully peel the aluminum foil off the brownies. Cut into 2 inch squares. (Use a serrated knife if you have one)

Ok.. now you can eat them.. :)