ultimate brownies.

i have a new addiction. 

it is taking over my life. 

it is called pinterest. go check it out. 

but then again, don't blame me when you are unable to stop pinning. 

i have found a bazillion new recipes i want to try as soon as possible. 

seriously though.

cookie dough + oreos + brownie. can you get any more over the top?! 


i cheated and used premade cookie dough tonight. this dessert is super easy to make and literally was in my oven in less than ten minutes and i only used one bowl. what more could you ask for? 


p.s. i only ate about two bites of this and it was more than enough :) 

 

oh, and they are definitely going to work with me tomorrow. 

ultimate chocolate chip cookie n' oreo fudge brownie bar: 

--recipe from kevin & amanda

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups (12 ounces) milk chocolate chips
1 pkg double stuffed oreos
1 family size brownie mix (9 x 13)
1/4 cup hot fudge topping  (optional) 

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream sugars and butter for three to five minutes. add in the eggs and vanilla. mix well. in a another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. slowly add to butter mixture. stir in chocolate chips. spread the cookie dough in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish that’s been lined with wax paper and sprayed with cooking spray. add layer of oreos.  make brownie mix. you can add an optional 1/4 cup of hot fudge topping to the mix to make them more "fudgey." pour the brownie batter over the cookie dough and oreos. 

bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes. 

(i only baked mine for about 30 minutes)

this can be made in a 8x8 pan -- just half the cookie dough recipe. 

s'mores bars.

i wrote this post a LONG time ago but never got around to baking/taking pictures of them. i finally got a chance to bake tonight :) 

as you may have noticed, i like to bake. a lot. and i like to bring whatever i bake for others to enjoy. because i'm nice like that. so whenever my family gets together, everyone knows i'll be bringing a dessert. and i'm okay with that. and it all started with these sinfully delicious bars. ok, so i realize i make a lot of bars. i'm ok with that as well. i honestly don't remember where i found this recipe. i obviously didn't make it up...it was probably from all recipes. the original recipe is for an 8x8 pan which in my opinion is not enough. especially if you plan on taking the bars any where. plus, if you are going to go through all the effort, you might as well make a 9x13 pan.

so on a side note -- my cousin (whom i love dearly) asked for this recipe so she could make it on her own. i asked her how it went and this was her response: ummmm.... i'm going to need an inside tip or something. can you buy graham cracker crumbs? do you use all that butter? mine just weren't as good as yours...

i love her.

on a second side note -- these were also a huge hit at cookie club. so you know you can't go wrong.

graham cracker layer: 

½ cup butter

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/3 cup flour

¾ cup graham cracker crumbs

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

chocolate layer:

3-4 hershey's chocolate bars

marshmallow layer:

1 cup marshmallow crème/fluff

preheat the oven to 350 degrees. beat butter & sugar together until light and fluffy. add egg and vanilla. mix well. in another bowl, stir in flour, crumbs, baking powder, and salt. add flour mixture to butter mixture. beat until blended.

Press half of the dough into a lightly greased 8x8 pan. arrange chocolate pieces over dough. spread crème on top (this part is a pain – it is sooo sticky! i don't really have a tip so good luck!). 

layer the second half of the dough on the top of the marshmallow layer.

bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.