Chocolate Chip Brownie Pillows

• 1 (20 ounce) package double chocolate brownie mix (we tested with Ghirardelli)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate morsels

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. 2Prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions in an 8" square pan. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut brownies into 3 dozen squares.
3. 3Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add brown sugar, beating until smooth. Add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla, beating until blended.
4. 4Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 1 hour.
5. 5Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F. For each cookie, scoop a level 1/2 cup dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets; place cookies 3" apart. Using your fingers, make an indentation in mound of dough; place 1 brownie square in center. Press chocolate chip dough around brownie, reshaping dough to form a ball. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and 10 brownie squares, placing no more than 6 cookies on a baking sheet. Chill 15 minutes.
6. 6Bake at 350 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and cookies look set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely

chocolate brownie, unsalted butter, butter flavor, brown sugar, eggs, egg yolk, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, semisweet chocolate

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-chip-brownie-pillows-50051706 (may not work)