Cookie Brownies

This past weekend was my *last* weekend in the USA before leaving for Roatan, Honduras, so I was visiting various friends and decided to bring baked goods along with me (I have to give them a reason to miss me when I'm gone, right?).  I had been wanting to make these chocolate chip cookie brownies for a while because they just looked so darn good, so I finally gave in and made them.

A warning about this dessert: It is not healthy.  I can't even pretend it's kinda, sorta, maybe a little bit healthy.  As much as I love to sit up on my soapbox and talk about how desserts can be delicious without a ton of butter, and all of my other healthy vegan-ish propaganda, I have to say that these were really good.  And really unhealthy.  So make these to share with friends.  Everything in moderation, right?

Before....

After!

I actually had some technical difficulties when making this recipe because even though I used an 8x8 pan like they said, the brownies were super thick and took way longer to cook than they should have.  When I took them out the outside was just a tad drier than I would have liked, while the middle was undercooked.  Luckily I'm totally OK with eating batter, so mostly-cooked brownies were just fine.  BUT next time I think I might try to use a slightly bigger pan so that they're a little thinner and will cook easier.

Normally I would re-post the recipe here to make it easier for you guys, but I'm kinda in a rush.  There are 3 rooms full of clothes, boxes, and other stuff that all needs to be put away before I leave the country.  So if  you missed it before, here is the recipe again.  Plus this way you get to see more delectable pictures of cookie brownies.  Win-win.  Enjoy!