A) Frugal
B) Fashionable
Well, this could also be applied to food. If you like cooking this is easier, but are you
A) cook from scratch and make it look like its from a magazine person
B) boxed mix, prepackaged all the way kind a gal
Yes, it is definitely possible to be both, but this is an 'A' or 'B' answer. 'AB' is not an option. I know none of us are 100% one way, but consistently what is your default?
Okay, now you have made me cop out of my own question! Couldn't you have left well enough alone? Well, my mom shops a lot on the Internet and is a member of a lot of stores, so we get all sorts of discounts. But if you pushed my back against the wall and had a knife to my throat, I would have to answer (sigh) I would be . . . fashionable. Yes, I would. But since I'm not backed up against a wall and having a knife pressed to my throat, I can say that I don't have to pay big bucks for good clothes!
Now, to cooking . . . I have to combine the two most of the time because of the size of my family and my schedule. But I would love to cook more from scratch and I really enjoy making food look appealing. So today we are going to have two Cookie Dough Brownie Recipes. One is from scratch and one is not. Both are delicious. We make the scratch one for special occasions and the other when we are pressed for time. I hope you enjoy both!
Two Tone Fudge Brownies
These are incredible, but the first time you make them, it can be somewhat time consuming. But I think it is that way with all new recipes. Also, the cookie dough layer can be frozen in little "blobs" (for lack of a better term) and mixed with vanilla ice cream to make chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream!
BROWNIE LAYER
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
COOKIE DOUGH LAYER
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 cup flour
1 cup chocolate chips
Melt chocolate chips. Cool slightly while creaming butter and sugar in large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla, then stir in melted chocolate. Combine flour and soda; add to batter. Stir in walnuts if desired. (In my case, definitely not desired. I like nuts, but NOT in my brownies.)
All the ingredients waiting to be mixed together! |
Ready to go! |
The butter, sugars, milk and vanilla. |
The cookie dough batter with the flour and chocolate chips added. |
Coffee and Cookie Brownies
1 16.5 oz. packaged refrigerated sugar cookie dough
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 19.5 package brownie mix
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup coffer liqueur or cooled strong coffee
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Press cookie dough into the bottom of a 9x13 pan; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, brownie mix, oil and coffee until just combined. Spread over cookie dough. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. (Yes, yes we know.) Cool on a wire rack. (Again?) Enjoy!
We have brought the second one to Writing Class on several occasion and we girls have snuck some when it was actually the boys' snack. :):):)
Oh my, my mouth is practically watering just looking at those recipes! I agree with you about wanting to be "fashionable" when it comes to baking (though I couldn't say the same about clothes - my favorite places at clearance racks and second-hand stores!). I am also with you in never letting the fear of getting sick keep me from eating the cookie dough.
ReplyDeleteNow I want to go bake!