Last night I didn’t work out. Figured a break from the sweat sessions was deserved since I rarely miss a day no matter how little sleep I’ve had (which has been very little these days). It’s funny though, how I (try to) eat healthier on the days I work out, but it’s quite the contrary when I don’t. A break from the gym means eating a huge brownie covered in ice cream… right?

But I didn’t just want any fattening ice cream on top, I wanted the absolute king of fatty ice creams – Ben & Jerry’s! Clusterfluff ice cream to be exact (peanut butter ice cream, marshmallow fluff swirls, caramel cashew pieces, and more peanut butter swirled in). I didn’t think that any other ice cream would be good enough to put on top of this salivary-gland-exciting cookie brownie bar.

I added peanut butter Oreos instead of double-stuffed as in the original recipe, which ended up in a massively long name, but it deserves it. It was so gooey and rich, and I got to eat it warm out of the oven so it made the ice cream all melty. I think I gained weight before it even hit my lips. Oh good lord I want more. Please join me in this sugar/fat coma.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE N’ PEANUT BUTTER OREO FUDGE BROWNIE BAR

Makes 12 large bars

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

2-1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

1 pkg peanut butter Oreos

1 Family Size (9×13) Brownie mix

1/4 cup hot fudge topping

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9×13″ pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
2. Cream the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well to thoroughly combine.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, then slowly incorporate into the mixer until the flour is just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Spread the cookie dough in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with a single layer of Oreos.
5. Mix together brownie mix, adding an optional 1/4 cup of hot fudge topping to the mix. Pour the brownie batter over the cookie dough and Oreos. Bake for 40-50 minutes.

Source: Slightly adapted from Kevin & Amanda