Cream Cheese Stuffed Brownies (Print Version)

Fudgy brownie cookies featuring a smooth cream cheese center, perfect for a quick decadent indulgence.

# What You'll Need:

→ Cream Cheese Filling

01 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
02 - 2 tbsp granulated sugar
03 - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

→ Brownie Cookie Dough

04 - 1 box brownie mix (18-19 oz)
05 - 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
06 - 2 large eggs
07 - 1/3 cup vegetable oil
08 - 2 tbsp water
09 - 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, optional

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a small bowl, beat softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to firm up.
03 - In a large bowl, combine brownie mix and all-purpose flour. Add eggs, vegetable oil, and water; mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips if desired.
04 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of brownie dough and flatten slightly in your hand.
05 - Place 1 tsp of cream cheese filling in the center of each dough disc. Fold dough around filling, pinching to seal and rolling into a ball.
06 - Place stuffed dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
07 - Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are set but centers remain slightly soft. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack.

# Additional Tips::

01 -
  • Brownie mix does the heavy lifting, so you get that deep chocolate flavor without the fuss of measuring cocoa powder and flour separately.
  • The cream cheese center stays soft and creamy while the edges bake to perfect fudgy edges—it's genuinely hard to mess up.
  • Makes 18 cookies in about half an hour, which means you can go from idea to fresh-baked in a single evening.
02 -
  • If your cream cheese filling is too soft and slides out while sealing, stick it back in the fridge for another 10 minutes—waiting is faster than fishing cream cheese off your baking sheet.
  • Underbaking by 1 to 2 minutes is actually the goal here because the residual heat keeps cooking them as they cool, and that's what creates that barely-set-but-still-soft center everyone loves.
03 -
  • If you want to make these ahead, prep the dough balls and cream cheese filling separately, then stuff and bake fresh—it takes 10 minutes and you get warm cookies at the exact moment you want them.
  • Using a small cookie scoop instead of eyeballing tablespoon amounts makes everything consistent and ensures each cookie is stuffed evenly, which sounds fussy but actually speeds up the process.
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