Cake Batter Rice Crispie Treats
Super easy. Super tasty. Super festive. The obvious baking choice for my recent road trip adventure to run a half marathon in Savannah.
Super easy. Super tasty. Super festive. The obvious baking choice for my recent road trip adventure to run a half marathon in Savannah.
I’m being cutesy with the title because I plan to try these again with almond butter (or cashew butter, or pecan butter…). The base is what matters, and it’s a solid foundation for swirling in some nut-butter goodness.
Okay, so most people would probably call these “Mexican Hot Chocolate” Brownies, but I’ve never been to Mexico. And spicy food reminds me of Austin, so I shall call these what I want, since I adapted this recipe to suit myself.
I’ve made these sugar cookie bars twice now, and though perhaps a bit on the plain side, the gooey-ness of the center cut squares is what made me come back again.
I don’t think I’ve ever baked cookies that provoked so many immediate, audible reactions (from “oh my God” to “damn, Cate” to even more explicit interjections). These double chocolate buttermilk cookies are that good. And they were sort of accidental.
Ever since my epic search for root beer ingredients – which was ultimately disappointing – I’ve been determined to find a way to incorporate root beer flavoring into a dessert.