I Just Got Dumped Brownie Bars
Getting dumped is never easy, but these I Just Got Dumped Brownie Bars are the perfect way to treat yourself and forget all about your ex!
Getting dumped is never easy, but these I Just Got Dumped Brownie Bars are the perfect way to treat yourself and forget all about your ex!
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 15 golden oreos
- 10 tablespoons (1 and 1/4 stick) unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- caramel sauce garnish on top
- Carbohydrate 97.9943332542542 g
- Cholesterol 146.339562865758 mg
- Fat 21.3861327264683 g
- Fiber 2.65733485865244 g
- Protein 7.72022001768811 g
- Saturated Fat 12.1107433455934 g
- Serving Size 1 1 large bar (160g)
- Sodium 325.444169162613 mg
- Sugar 95.3369983956018 g
- Trans Fat 1.57212510985124 g
- Calories 599 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 baking dish with aluminum foil. Lightly grease with shortening. Set aside
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Layer - In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, light brown sugar, and white granulated sugar.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix. Slowly add in the all-purpose flour ½ cup at a time and mix thoroughly.
- Add in the salt and baking powder. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread the cookie dough layer on the baking dish and spread all over. Make sure the layer is even.
- Add the Oreos on top of the cookie dough layer.
- Brownie Layer - Wash and dry the large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, eggs, and cocoa powder. Mix together.
- Add in the vanilla extract, flour, and salt.
- Spread the brownie layer on top of the Oreo layer and make sure it is even.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the middle and if it comes out clean it is done.
- Allow the brownies to completely cool.
- Prepare the chocolate ganache layer by melted the chocolate chips and shortening in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time until the chocolate chips are melted. Stir in the heavy cream. Spread on top of the cooled brownie bars. Drizzle caramel sauce on top.
- Slice and enjoy!
Dense ribbons of chocolate ganache cap an interior strata of crisp sandwich cookies encased between soft-baked chocolate dough and a foundational layer of buttery chocolate chip cookie dough. Each tier provides distinct structural density that holds up remarkably well past the initial baking window, allowing starches to retro-degrade and firm up nicely by the following afternoon.
Chemical Interactions Across Strata
Baking powder introduces carbon dioxide into the lower cookie layer, while the brownie batter relies entirely on the coagulation of multiple eggs for its rise, creating a textural contrast between crumbly shortbread tendencies and fudgy cake-like density. Cocoa powder contains natural acids that interact with standard white granulated sugar, shifting the pH balance to yield a darker, more mellow chocolate profile as the bars rest overnight in an airtight container at room temperature.
Texture Evolution on Day Two
Refrigeration is entirely unnecessary for this bake, as storing the pan covered at room temperature for up to forty-eight hours actually improves the slicing precision of the sugar-heavy layers. When the internal temperature drops completely to seventy degrees Fahrenheit, the melted butter and shortening emulsion stabilizes, transforming a messy, warm pan into clean, portable squares that retain their moisture without turning gummy.
