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0 December 10, 2010 Christmas

Brennan’s Cookie Pie

This cookie pie recipe is rich, sweet and full of chocolate. It’s the perfect pie to mass produce during the holidays because you can bake two at one time.
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When my husband and I moved in together, he brought along his mother’s Babylon Yacht Club Cookbook. I had no idea why he brought the little blue book with him, but I figured he had a special attachment to it.

A few months later, as I was trying to find a new dessert to make for the holidays, Brennan handed the little cookbook to me. Much to my surprise, it was opened to page 110, and he excitedly asked me to make Mrs. McDermott’s Derbytown Pie. Apparently, this cookie pie was a favorite dessert of his and he hadn’t had it in years. The recipe was pretty straightforward, so I happily obliged.

Brennan's Cookie Pie


Over the years, I’ve tweaked this recipe so much that it’s now evolved into our own secret family recipe. With the addition of a chocolate ganache-like topping, this pie has become one of my most requested desserts! (My family is so in love with this cookie pie that they pay homage to my husband for bringing into their lives and refer to it as Brennan’s Cookie Pie.)

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It is rich and sweet and full of chocolate, which is why I only make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas! This is the perfect pie to mass produce during the holidays because you can bake two pies* in the oven at the same time. (And believe me, you’ll want to keep one for yourself!)

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I highly recommend giving this recipe a try, especially if you have a wicked sweet tooth like mine!

Brennan’s Cookie Pie

INGREDIENTS:

*    1/2 cup sweet butter
*    2 extra large eggs, slightly beaten
*    1 cup sugar
*    2 teaspoons vanilla
*    1/2 cup flour
*    2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
*    1 tablespoon flour
*    1 (9 inch) pie crust (not deep dish)

DIRECTIONS:

1.) Preheat oven to 350F.

2.) Melt butter, cool to room temperature.

3.) When butter is cooled, stir in eggs, sugar and vanilla.

4.) Sift in flour and mix well.

5.) In a separate bowl, toss 1 cup of chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon flour. Fold chocolate chips into pie mixture; stir well.

6.) Pour mixture into pie crust and bake 40 minutes at 350ºF. Remove pie from oven and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or overnight.

7.) Add 1 cup of chocolate chips to a Ziploc bag. Melt the chips in the microwave for 1 minute. Important: Only heat chocolate in 20 second intervals, or else the chocolate will burn. You must also squeeze the bag every 20 seconds to distribute the melting chips, or else the bag will burn.

8.) When chocolate has melted, you have two options. You can snip off a teeny tiny corner of the Ziploc bag and “pipe” decorative zigzags on top of the pie, or you can just cover the pie entirely in chocolate. If you opt for the latter idea, as seen in these pictures, swirl the chocolate into a “shrinking” circle for a pretty presentation. (Note: If you need more chocolate, just repeat this step. But be careful, the chocolate starts to set quickly.)

9.) Serve cold, or heat for 15-20 seconds and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Baker’s Side Notes:

This pie is very easy to adapt based upon how big of a choc-a-holic you are!. Personally, I like to make mine with an Oreo cookie crust, but Brennan likes his with a regular pastry shell.

You can also make different versions of this pie – over the years, we’ve tried:
*    1 cup of diced walnuts + 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips;
*    1/2 cup of peanut butter chips + 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips;
*    1/2 cup of white chocolate chips + 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.

*We’ve found that when baking two pies at once, it is necessary to increase the cooking time by 5-10 minutes. The cookie pies should be set in the middle before removing them from the oven (i.e. if it’s still squishy when touched, leave it in for a few more minutes.)

Happy Reading!
Denine

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  1. Denine M. Anderson-Regan says

    February 19, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Thanks Erin – this is a definite favorite in our house! Let me know how it goes.

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  2. Sara says

    February 11, 2012 at 11:35 am

    This is reallly goodd!!!

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  3. Erin says

    December 6, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    Looks delicious! Thanks for the great directions and pictures….can’t wait to try it! 🙂

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  4. Denine says

    February 14, 2011 at 9:58 am

    I’m so happy you liked it! Be careful though, people will start nagging you to make one for every party! 😉

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  5. Jen McNulty says

    February 13, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    Thanks so much for posting this, Denine! I had saved this recipe from when you first put it up here, and finally got around to making it this weekend for a dinner I was going to. It came out great and everyone raved about it!

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  6. Brennan says

    January 21, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    I may have assumed the name on this, but the real credit goes to the original creator…

    Reply
  7. Denine says

    December 16, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Ooooh Wendy – let me know how they come out as minis – what a super idea!

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  8. Wendy says

    December 15, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    this looks so great. I would like to make mini-pies in cupcake tins with this recipe!

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  9. Denine says

    December 14, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    It is absolutely yummy, but very sweet! I like it with plain Jane vanilla ice cream!

    Reply
  10. Alana Kenedy says

    December 13, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    This looks amazing! I think I might have to try this for Christmas!

    Reply

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