It's Love

Apparently there are some contenders for the greatest love story ever told. I would like to point out to the general public, that the greatest love story is not between a man and a woman.

No, it is between peanut butter and chocolate.
True that.

So, I've been hankering for some PB+chocolate as of late. Usually, my go to is some chocolate chips melted in the microwave with some peanut butter, then stirring in rice crispies and sea salt. Yes, I do this a lot. Except last week, I decided I actually wanted to bake something. Something chocolatey and peanut buttery with lots of good texture.

Thus, the Monster Brownie was born.

I don't know if this existed previously, it probably did.

I began with my monster cookie recipe. Basically you add each item and stir and in the end--cookie dough. The nine ingredients:

• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 3 Tbsp Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1 1/2 cups Oatmeal, I use the quick kind
• 1 cup Chocolate Chips, you could use m&m's candy coated chocolates as well

Mix, spread and bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. 

While the first layer is in the oven, make the brownies. Six steps this time:

• 1 stick Butter, melted in a saucepan
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
• 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 cup Flour

WHAT?!?! No salt? Nah, I just left it out of the cookies and brownies so I could sprinkle on a layer between the sweetness. 

Extra salt, that's how I roll. 

Thirty minutes in the oven, good things are happening. 

The greatest love ever. 

I may or may not haven eaten enough of the pan to make my mouth hurt. The oatmeal is good texture, but oh...a few monster brownies down the road and that "texture" texturizes your gums. 

Yeah, I don't know why I'm only hanging out with Hank tonight either.