Hershey’s Hug Brownie Cookies Recipe
These Hershey's Hug Brownie Cookies are easy to make and taste absolutely amazing. They only require a few simple ingredients and taste similar to brownies, but even better. Our two best worlds have collided to bring you a new favorite dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time8 minutes mins
Total Time18 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brownie cookies, Chocolate Cookies, Fudgy, Fudgy Hershey's hug brownie cookies, hershey's hug
Servings: 36
Calories: 178kcal
Large Mixing Bowl
Mixing Bowl
Cookie Sheet
Cooling Rack
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup butter (softened to room temp)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1¼ cup sugar divided
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa
- 10 ounces Hershey's hugs
- ¼ cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, softened butter, brown sugar and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour and cocoa powder.
Add to the wet ingredients and combine.
Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in 1/4 cup sugar.
Place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes or until set up.
Let the cookies cool for 1 minute, then place a Hershey's Hug on top of each one. Press down gently.
Allow to cool until the Hugs are set up.
If you're looking for something other than Hershey's Hugs for these cookies you can try:
- Seasonal Hershey’s Holiday Kisses
- Chocolate Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss
- Andes Mints
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Rolo’s
- Jr. Mints
- Peppermint Patties
- Mini Snickers Bar (the small square one, or you could also use the mini unwrapped ones as well).
- Oreo Cookie Chunks
- Twix Candy Bars
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg