obsession.

i discovered several things today.

1. we are lazy.

and by "we", i mean americans.

i made homemade brownies last night and they were so simple.

so simple that i had all the ingredients in my house.

so simple that it puts the silly box/bag of mix to shame.

so amazingly simple.

2. i really am obsessed with chocolate and peanut butter.

like, for real.

as if my occasional peanut butter m&m dinner-on-the-fly,

and my manhunt in london and kenya for a n y t h i n g

that contained choco & pb wasn't evidence enough

(literally. i walked around the heathrow airport at least three times.)

i made said brownies and put choco chip pb cookie dough on top.

no i will not stop it.

i did.

3. i have little self control when it comes to said choco pb obsession.

after coming home from the gym, i cut those suckers into squares

to put on cupcake wrappers and onto a plate for bible study.

and then couldn't contain myself.

i had to have one.

then another baby one.

seriously?

these things are amazing.

incredibleness is adapted from recipe girl.

choco chip pb cookie dough brownies:

brownie

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

Pour in water, vegetable oil and vanilla; mix until well blended.

Spread evenly in a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top isn't shiny and the brownie isn't looking jello-jigglish.

Let cool for at least an hour (or overnight, like moi).

cookie dough

1 c creamy pb

1 c firmly packed brown sugar

1 1/2 t enerG egg replacer (can't be gettin' salmonella)

mixed w/ 2 T water

3/4 t baking soda

1/2 c choco chips (or just eye-level dump, more fun)

mix first 4 ingredients together w/ spoon.

add choco chips.

easy peasy.

pull brownies out of fridge

add pb cookie dough to top of brownies,

spreading evenly.

let chill in the fridge

cut into squares (the colder, the easier)

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