Cookie-Brownie-Butterfinger Bars

So, we all know that cookies are delicious. Brownies are heavenly. And who doesn't like a Butterfinger? So, what happens when you combine the three? You get an AMAZING dessert.

Call me a glutton for punishment, but I make everything (except the Butterfinger) from scratch.

Go here for the cookie recipe.

For the brownies, here is what you need: (or you can use a mix)

1 stick butter
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour

Melt butter and chocolate together. Remove from heat and let cool about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and sugar and stir. Add eggs and stir. Add flour and stir.

If you are making the brownies on their own, spray an 8x8 pan and bake them at 350* for about 20 to 25 minutes.

For the Cookie-Brownie-Butterfinger Bars, preheat the oven to 350*. Spray a bars pan with cooking spray. Press a ball of cookie dough into the bottom of each bar on the pan. Place a fun size Butterfinger (unwrapped of course) on top. Top with brownie batter to cover the candy bar. Bake for 23 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool about 10 minutes.

These suckers are tricky to get out of the pan. I don't know how to get them out easier. I usually end up using a butter knife to loosen the bars from the pan. Then I tip the pan upside down and shake them loose.

Let the bars cool completely before eating. The Butterfinger becomes *very* hard when it is hot. It could be detrimental to dental work if this warning is not heeded. Once they are cool, enjoy! These are kind of a pain to make, but so incredibly worth it.

If you wanted to take major short cuts, you could use ready made cookie dough and buy a box of brownie mix. I also bought a second bars pan so I can now make them faster. Waiting for one batch to cool before being able to get the next one started makes this drag out for quite a while.

The Best Cookie Recipe Ever!!!

For years, I have struggled to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. For a long time, I resigned to purchasing tubs of Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Dough and just scooping and baking. While that is incredibly easy and results in a near perfect cookie, the recipe I found is so much better in my opinion.

Here is the scoop!

2 sticks of softened butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons hot water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 bag chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350*. Cream together the butter and sugars. I never plan ahead long enough, so I usually pop the butter in the microwave on defrost for about a minute. Mix in the eggs one at a time. I mix it just long enough so the egg disappears into the mixture. Add the vanilla. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water and mix in. Mix in salt. Add 3 cups of flour. Dump in a bag of chocolate chips. Spoon the dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 11 minutes.

When they come out of the oven, they might seem a little underdone, but they aren't. Let them cool for a few minutes and they will set. Depending on how much cookie dough I eat while I'm baking, I can usually squeak out a little over 4 1/2 dozen cookies.

PS - This cookie dough works great in my cookie-brownie-Butterfinger bars. :)

thru-the-night-oatmeal

i have seen [way too] many recipes

for overnight refrigerator oatmeal

flying around Pinterest lately.

i had to know if any of them worked,

or were tasty.

i found one that looked simple.

we changed it because we're picky.

i enlisted my hubby's help.

and we hit a gold mine!

ingredients:

1/4 c. old fashioned oats

1/3 c. plain almond milk

1/4 c. plain greek yogurt

1 t. chia seeds

1 T. maple syrup

1/4 c. diced strawberries

put all the ingredients in a small jar.

twist on the lid & shake.

let it sit through the night in your fridge.

then crack the lid the next day and d-e-v-o-u-r.

 

there are 1,001 variations and flavors.

we'll try more and post them if they're fabulous!