It's all about Slutty Brownies today! Layers of cookie dough, Oreo's and homemade brownie batter = it's perfection. Keep reading for all the tips and tricks 🙂
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Why I Love This Recipe
A few weeks ago I was perusing the interwebs, mainly pinterest, because it's my latest obsession and I spend an inordinate amount of time pinning things that I want to eat, and things that I want at my wedding. I'm not quite sure how people planned weddings before Pinterest. It's kinda the greatest invention of all times. But while I was knee deep in my wedding pinning extravaganza, I stumbled across something called Slutty Brownies, cheeky name..YES. Slightly different than the famous Knock You Naked Brownies I posted about last month.
You could easily make these with box mix, which is what the original recipe I found calls for, but I took it one step further and made these with my all time favorite rich chocolate-y brownie recipe and my favorite chocolate chip cookie dough recipe. The Oreo in the middle may seem slightly out of place because you might think it's going to be this crunchy layer between two super soft and chewy layers, but let me reassure you that it's not. The Oreo kind of soaks up a bit of moisture from the brownie batter and cookie dough and just adds that extra bit of fabulousness.
What is a Slutty Brownie?
Clearly these caught my attention immediately. Slutty Brownies are the brilliant creation of The Londoner and they are basically it's a SUPER POWERED brownie made with layers of cookie dough, oreo cookies, and then a rich and decadent brownie layer. They are EVERYTHING. Seeing as how I'm a private chef, I made them for every single person in my life, including Jessica Simpson who is my current private chef client, and when asked on Leno what made them slutty she replied.. it's because a lot of things go into them. GENIUS.
Make Slutty Brownies immediately, they'll change your life. The first 2 times I made these, I cut them right away to serve them and they kinda fell apart a bit since they were still crazy warm, and that's totally one way to go. If you're serving them fresh out of the oven, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream just for another layer of decadence and serve away. If you're going to let them sit for a few hours, you'll get a super gorgeous cut square and can grab it and go. Either way, they are awesome.
Substitutions and Variations
Like I said above the original recipe calls for box brownies. My recipe uses homemade brownies. If you are in a time crunch or want to simply the recipe by all means use box brownies.
If you really want to simplify you could also use premade cookie dough, something along the lines of toll house etc.
For holidays I like to swap out plain Oreos with the seasonal Oreos. Example: Orange ones for Halloween, Red and Green ones for Christmas, etc.
I have also been known to make Slutty Blondie Brownies and Smores Slutty Brownies
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and substitutions.
Ingredients
For the Brownie Layer:
- 10 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup flour
For the Oreo Layer:
- 1 package of Oreo regular stuffed or double stuffed
For the Cookie Layer:
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temp
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Slutty Brownies
Step 1: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the sugar and cocoa powder once the butter is melted. Whisk to combine and remove from heat. Add the salt, vanilla and eggs and continuously whisk until the eggs are combined.
Step 2: Add the flour and continue to mix. Set batter aside.
Step 3: Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the egg and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.
Step 4: Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
Step 5: Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan, pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies. Layer as many oreos that will fit on top of the cookie dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do.
Step 6: Pour the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make sure it's evenly layers on top.
Step 7: Bake for 35-40 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies rest for at least 2 hours before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more. Slice and serve.
Storage
The easiest way to store these treats is to leave them in the baking pan and cover with some tin foil and refrigerate.
However you can also take them out the pan and put them in your favorite glass ware storage containers and refrigerate or freeze.
Tips and Tricks
- This is the pan I bake these in - it's a 9x9 square pan from Amazon and it's the best. It's a non-stick square pan - which is what you need. A glass pan or a pan of another size won't yield the same results as the photos here.
- Cool the slutty brownies once they come out of the oven for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving if you want perfect square pieces.
- You can use any kind of Oreos you want - double stuffed, regular, flavored, birthday cake, red velvet etc
- IF you use a box mix for the brownie layer, you won't want to use the entire batter as it yields more than my homemade brownie recipe. You just want to have enough brownie recipe to cover the oreos on the top layer.
- Here's a SLEW of savory recipes to make alongside these treats!
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Slutty Brownies
Ingredients
For the Brownie layer:
- 10 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup flour
For the Oreo layer:
- 1 package of Oreo regular stuffed or double stuffed
For the Cookie Dough layer:
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temp
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
For the Brownie layer:
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the sugar and cocoa powder once the butter is melted. Whisk to combine and remove from heat. Add the salt, vanilla and eggs and continuously whisk until the eggs are combined. Add the flour and continue to mix. Set batter aside.
For the Cookie Dough layer:
- Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the egg and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
Assembly:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan with tin foil or parchment paper and then spray the foil/paper with a spritz of non-stick baking spray.
- Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of a 9x9 baking pan, pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies. Layer as many oreos that will fit on top of the cookie dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do.
- Pour the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make sure it's evenly layers on top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies rest for at least 2 hours before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more. Slice and serve.
Notes
- This is the pan I bake these in - it's a 9x9 square pan from Amazon and it's the best. It's a non-stick square pan - which is what you need. A glass pan or a pan of another size won't yield the same results as the photos here.
- Cool the slutty brownies once they come out of the oven for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving if you want perfect square pieces.
- You can use any kind of Oreos you want - double stuffed, regular, flavored, birthday cake, red velvet etc
- IF you use a box mix for the brownie layer, you won't want to use the entire batter as it yields more than my homemade brownie recipe. You just want to have enough brownie recipe to cover the oreos on the top layer.
- Here's a SLEW of savory recipes to make alongside these treats!
Nutrition Information
I made these Friday night. . .1. best Friday night activity in a long time, 2. best eating Friday night activity in a long time. When I finally decided to share them, everybody loved them. Thank you for the recipe. I'm looking forward to baking the leftover cookie dough!
I have seen this recipe pop up on Tasty Kitchen and every time, my mouth waters. I still haven't tried it because they look so addicting, I'd probably make them 23 times (or more) too. I like that you made the full recipe (except for the oreos, of course) from scratch - this adds a sweeter and more personalized spin. Looks great!
Oh, my....love the name as well as the post-partum brownies moniker, these WILL be made today. Dang, through one of your links I found another Californian who's a pastry chef. Can't remember her name nor site, grrrr.. Will 'pin' this. wish i knew how to use those boards, or save blog posts without overloading my desktop, lol. (pc, aka mad scientist in the kitchen)
Made these this weekend and they were a big hit!
I made these for a school event and was asked for the recipe by 2 people. They were delicious even though I think I overbaked them and they were difficult to cut. I think they were supposed to be gooey, but they still had a great rich flavor. So decadent!
here in pittsburgh we have a tradition at weddings called a 'cookie table'. a table is set up near the coffee urn that is covered in cookies that the grandmothers, mothers, aunts, and anyone else who is enlisted makes and brings cookies (even if it's a catered affair). cookie tables are found at wedding/baby showers, anniversaries and other parties. these would be a big hit on a cookie table!
hey!
i just have to say that i've been DREAMING about these brownies since i first read your post a couple of weeks ago. and i just made them this past weekend for the superbowl. there were LOVED BY ALL. i also wrote about it and snapped a few pictures. my brownies and pictures are nowhere near as pretty as yours... but just wanted to say thanks for sharing!!
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I totally fall in love with these despite the fact that they are looking so insane I can only imagine how yummy are they. Just beautiful 🙂
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Possibly a silly question, but the 350 degrees, is that in fahrenheit or celsius? Thanks 🙂
not a sill question at all! It's fahrenheit 🙂
I will make this for my love ones this coming valentines, but perhaps I'll convert it into a "dark chocolate brownies", then served along with my Kare Kare Recipe. Thanks for the share!
I made these last night but I added caramel because it came in the brownie box mix. I also added the extra oil & water suggested but I think I added too much of each. The end result? Uhm, the BEST ooey gooey brownies EVER! I cooked them for 45 minutes and they were still gooey, so that's how they went to the Mom's Night Out party I went too. They loved them. So I think I will continue to add too much water & oil and serve warm with ice cream. Thanks for the idea, They were great and different from the normal desserts I bring to parties. YUM! 🙂
These look amazing! About the brownie layer, by itself is it a regular full batch or did you halve it for this recipe?
So simple... yet so addictive! I'm making these a second time this weekend. They were a crowd favorite with our bible study group and at my office! Thanks for sharing.
a couple of things: i am a serious chocoholic, brownies are my fav dessert, i love oreo double stuff cookies and choc chip cookies. I made this and it is FANTASTIC! it's rich and you can't eat more than a couple of tablespoons, but it is delish. Make it for your superbowl party, everyone is going to love.
I know this may seem like a stretch, but I wonder if there is any way to make these a vegan treat without tasting off. With some sandwich cookies being vegan, it could be a fun recipe to experiment with! Thanks for the recipe!
Lura, I was thinking the same thing...they were really tasty, but it was a whole lot of butter. I'm thinking of making them again with half the vegan choc chip cookies recipe from Chow (http://www.chow.com/recipes/29438-vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies) and the vegan brownie recipe from Chow (http://www.chow.com/recipes/29435-vegan-brownies). Anyway Oreos are vegan.
Will try and keep you posted!
Also, for some reason when I made these, the choc chip cookie batter bubbled up in between the Oreos--the brownies looked more marbled than layered!