I have fallen in love. Again. This time with a delicious baked treat. I would make this every single week if I didn't care about eating the whole pan by myself, every single week. And you know what? I would never get bored of this because there are so many different possible combinations. What is this treat, you ask? I call it 3-Way Brownies. (There's a much more R-rated name to it too, but since this is a PG blog, I'll keep that name to myself). The part I love best about these brownies is that they're quick and easy (a hint at the R-rated name *wink*wink*) Don't believe me? Check out the ingredients:
Base
1 roll pre-made chocolate chip cookie dough (get the big one)
Middle
1 package cream filled chocolate cookies (I used Oreos)
Top
1 9x13 family size brownie mix (and the eggs/oil/water called for in the mix)
See? Told you it was easy. Perfect for those last minute bake sales and pot lucks that your loved ones swore they told you about a month ago.
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| Cookie Base (I know it's an 8x8 pan) |
Go ahead and pre-heat the oven to 350. Grab a 9x13 baking pan and spray it down with non-stick spray (yes, even if it's a non-stick pan). Cut open the cookie dough roll. Gosh, see how easy this is?! Smoosh the cookie dough into the pan, making sure you get it to all the corners. Its going to be a little thin and nearly impossible to get perfectly flat, that's ok.
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| Crushed cookie layer (still an 8x8 pan, yes) |
Next, rip open the package of cookies. At this point you can either A.) place the cookies in whole, just in rows, or B.) crush them up and spread them over the cookie dough. I've tried both, they're equally as delicious. The crushed cookies take an extra step though. I find using a plastic gallon sized zip top bag and a rolling pin is probably the easiest way to crush cookies. Gets the most stress out, too.
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| And the brownie layer. Mmmm...chocolate |
In a separate bowl mix up the brownie mix with whatever eggs/oil/water it calls for. (You grabbed the 9x13 family size box, right?) Pour the brownie mix over the chocolate cookies. Hey, look at that! It's ready for the oven!
Bake for 35-40 minutes. I know, it sounds like an un-godly amount of time in the oven, but you're really baking three treats at once. Before you pull it out, do the toothpick test. If the brownie batter is still gooey, pop it back in for another 5 minutes.
Normally at this point I would caution you to wait until everything is cooled. Not this time. Before anyone else knows that the 3-Way Brownies are done, grab your fork and dig in! If you have a little more self-restraint and DO actually let them cool, heat them up a little in the microwave before eating. They're heavenly when they're warm. Add some vanilla ice cream or a glass of milk and they're down right sinful.
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Variations
~Use a homemade cookie dough/brownie mix
~Try different flavor combinations, like chocolate cookie dough and crushed peanut butter sandwich cookies
~Use blondie brownies on top
*Disclaimer* I am not at fault for any resulting addictions from this recipe
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