Stacked Brownies

Stacks on stacks on STACKS.

Can’t decide whether you want a cookie or a brownie? I'm here to say "why not both?" It's building up to be another wet weekend, so sweet comfort foods seem smart.

These are some multi-layered brownie ridiculousness. Make a soft but sticky cookie dough, then top it with a layer of Oreos and THEN over the top of that pour over a silky smooth brownie batter.

Bake it. Eat it. Weep.

I have heard people put all sorts in the middle of the two layers, including peanut butter cups (YUM!). I've been thinking a lot about this - a distinctly delicious UK twist would be to use custard creams in place of the Oreos. Or even better, the king of biscuits, BOURBON CREAMS.

 

Ingredients for Cookie Layer

• 115g butter, softened
• 100g soft brown sugar
• 50g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150g plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• Pinch salt
• A handful of chocolate chips

Ingredients for the brownie layer

• 150g butter
• 150g dark chocolate, broken
• 200g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 90g plain flour
• 40g cocoa
• Pinch salt

 

The Rest..

• 1 pack of regular Oreos (or double stuff)
• Another handful chocolate chips

 

Method

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (20 degrees C less if fan-assisted). Get your tin, mine is a standard deep traybake tray (about 18x30cm), grease and line it with greaseproof paper.

Start with the cookie layer. Beat the butter and sugars together until smooth and combined. Then add in the egg and vanilla and beat together. Stir through the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

Gently fold in the chocolate chips and then spread the whole delicious thing in the bottom of the prepared tin.

Now, for the brownie bit – melt the butter and chocolate together carefully in a small saucepan.

Let that cool for a bit while you whip up the eggs and sugar together until pale and fluffy.

Pour the slightly cooled choco-butter mixture into the eggy mixture and mix together gently. Then fold in the flour, cocoa and salt.

Now assemble it fully – dot the Oreos on top of the cookie mixture and press in slightly. Reserve one or two for the topping.

Carefully pour over the brownie mix and spread over the Oreos until they’re all covered.

Sprinkle the chocolate chips, then crush the reserved Oreos and dot those on top too (I totally forgot this part).

Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, you know it’s done when the top has completely solidified.

Let cool completely in the tin before slicing up and serving!