Cookie-Dough Blondies

I found this recipe and HAD to try it ... I LOVE cookie dough ... so I just needed to "see" ... =0) This is a simple recipe ... but it has some wait time involved ... so not such a fast recipe.






Cookie-Dough Blondies




Ingredients:


Bottom Layer:



1 box of yellow butter cake mix
1 stick of butter, softened
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips




Filling:


1 stick of butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour, self rising




Frosting:



1 Tbsp butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips




Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees


2. With a spoon, mix cake mix, butter, egg, vanilla, and brown sugar


3. Stir in chocolate chips


4. Spread evenly into a 9x13 greased dish





5. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown around edges. DO NOT over bake


6. Cool completely


7. For filling - in a separate bowl, mix stick of butter, brown sugar, and sugar together


8. Stir in milk and vanilla


9. Mix in flour


10. Spread evenly over cooled bottom layer



11. For frosting - melt Tbsp of butter and 1 cup of chocolate chips together in a small saucepan until smooth





12. Spread melted chocolate over top


13. Cut into bars (in the dish)



14. Refrigerate at least 2 hours and keep stored in refrigerator





comments: Yummy ... I tasted it before it went into the fridge ... and I think I like it better slightly warm/room temperature better than cold out of the fridge. I definitely taste the "cookie-dough" and the "blondie brownie" concept that this recipe advocates. I would make this recipe again and I might even add some pecans to the bottom layer. It "almost" had a 4-layer dessert taste to it. Very good recipe.



rating: 3 cold - 4 room temp