Chocolaty Creamy Goodness – Cookie Dough Brownies

I was lucky enough to visit my friend Alecia and her family recently and she made the MOST divine desert that just HAS to be shared! I asked if she would write a “guest post” for The Picky Nibbler and she readily agreed. Thanks Friend for the all the yummies, the recipe, and the fun memories!

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by Alecia Darrow

One of my favorite things to do with Michelle is eat.  Nobody enjoys good food like Michelle and it makes it so fun to enjoy it with her.  In honor of her coming to visit, I asked my husband, Josh, if there was any special dessert he wanted me to make.  He said, “I can taste it.  It is chocolaty creamy goodness.”  I had no idea what he was talking about and was pretty sure it was not a recipe I had made before so he called his little sister.  After the same explination, she said, “You are talking about mom’s cookie dough brownies.”  I realized I already had that recipe from my mother-in-law but had never made it because at the top it says “These take quite awhile to make” and I’m not into work-intensive desserts.  When I actually looked at the recipe though, I saw that it may take time but not a lot of effort so I made them and they are so delicious!  They were the perfect fun and new dessert to make for my wonderful friend and we all enjoyed their chocolaty creamy goodness together.

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2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/2 tsp salt

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1 cup canola oil

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup chopped walnut

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Combine sugar, flour, cocoa and salt, then add wet ingredients and beat with mixer on medium speed for 3  minutes.  Then stir in walnut and pour into a greased 9×13 pan.  Bake for 30 minutes and cool completely.

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1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

2 TB milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

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Cream butter and sugars in a bowl, then add milk and vanilla; mix well.  Blend in flour then spread filling over cooled brownies and chill in fridge until firm.

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Melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I used the mini ones so they melted faster and didn’t burn in my pot) with 1 TB shortening.  Spread over filling.  Sprinkle with nuts.