Jesse Szewczyk makes Red Wine Brownie Cookies

<p>On <i>Play Me a Recipe, </i>your favorite cooks will walk you through their most treasured recipes, offering all the insider tips, stories, and tricks you won't get from a written recipe—and you'll be right alongside them, every step of the way. Feel free to pause, jump back, or navigate the steps via the podcast chapters (if you're in Apple Podcasts, swipe up on the episode player page—the podcast chapters will be at the bottom).  </p><p>If you're cooking along, here's the recipe we're making today. Go ahead and grab the ingredients below (Jesse starts listing them at <a href="https://play-me-a-recipe.simplecast.com/episodes/jesse-szewczyk-makes-red-wine-brownie-cookies?t=51s">:51</a>) before starting the episode.</p><p>Red Wine Brownie Cookies</p><p><i>Makes 18 large cookies</i></p><ul><li>2 sticks (16 tablespoons/226 grams) unsalted butter</li><li>2 cups (473 ml) dry red wine, any variety</li><li>⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons (99 grams) granulated sugar, divided</li><li>3¼ cups spooned and leveled all-purpose flour (416 grams)</li><li>½ cup (45 grams) natural, unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted</li><li>1 teaspoon baking powder</li><li>1 teaspoon baking soda</li><li>1 teaspoon kosher salt</li><li>1½ cups (300 grams) packed light brown sugar</li><li>2 large eggs, room temperature</li><li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract</li><li>8 ounces (227 grams) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped (about 1⅓ cups)</li></ul><ol><li>In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Continue cooking, stirring often to prevent the milk solids from burning, until the butter foams and then darkens in color slightly and is very fragrant, 4 to 6 minutes. Immediately pour the butter into a large heatproof bowl. Do not wash the pan.</li><li>To the saucepan used to melt the butter, add the red wine and 2 tablespoons (32 grams) of the granulated sugar and bring to a simmer over high heat. (Be careful; the wine will sizzle when you pour it in the pan.) Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to ⅓ cup (79 ml)