Dirty Brownies

My thanks to Richard Hunt who discovered these online.  Apparently they originated in American colleges where students would make them with ready made cookie dough and brownie packet mix.  Essentially they are a chocolate chip cookie base with a layer of Oreo cookies topped with chocolate brownie and baked.  If you want to go one step further add a layer of caramel for Dirty Slutty Brownies.  Rich also gave me the recipe to make them from scratch so here it is, converted to UK measurements instead of cups and of course tested to make sure it works.  Be warned, the use of cocoa instead of melted chocolate in the brownie layer makes for a very intense brownie and you may find yourself craving chilled milk afterwards to give your palate some relief!

DIRTY BROWNIES

 

Brownie layer

• 150g butter
• 225g caster sugar
• 75g cocoa
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 100g plain flour

2 packets of Oreo cookies

Cookie layer

• 100g butter, softened
• 50g brown sugar
• 150g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 and 1/4 tsp vanilla essence
• 200g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100-150g chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/Gas4
Line a brownie tin with foil and spray with cake spray or grease with soft butter

For the cookie layer:
Cream the butter and sugar
Add the eggs and vanilla, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl down
Add the dry ingredients less the chocolate chips and fold in well
Finally add the chocolate chips and press the mixture into the bottom of your brownie tin

Next add a layer of Oreo cookies, you will need more than one packet to achieve this.

For the brownie layer:
Melt the butter in a pan
Add the sugar and cocoa, beat in then remove from the heat
Add the salt and vanilla then the eggs a little at a time and beat in well
Fold in the flour and pour over the cookies

Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes (took 40 in my oven) until the brownie layer is done.  A knife should come out clean from the centre.  Allow to cool in the pan then lift out on the foil.

When cooled cut into the size of brownie that you want.  These can be eaten warm of cold.  The centre ones will be well gooey but that is fine.