i’ve never been much of a baker. i’m the kind of cook that finds a recipe and kind of sort of follows it. i like to make my own tweaks and changes and you can’t really do that with baking. if one measurement is off you get bagel cake instead of short cake or solid lumps of cookie instead of ooey gooey goodness. that said, my boyfriend does have quite the sweet tooth and every now and then i like to throw together a sweet treat for him. since i’m a baking novice but still want to look like i know what i’m doing i’ve gone for easier recipes that look way more complicated to the untrained eye. i started with slutty brownies (huge success!) and the stared searching for other recipes that were fairly easy to execute but that the final result looked semi-pro.

and then i stumbled across this gem. again, combining the things everyone loves into one bite size morsel. i found a recipe, for cookie dough fudge. it was the kind of recipe that brings you back to making cookies with your mom and wanting to lick the batter right off the spoon, and then getting the lecture about how raw eggs were bad for you or something. blah blah, you just wanted to eat the cookie dough! well, this recipe has successfully recreated an edible cookie dough with no raw eggs that is incredibly rich and delicious, and even easier to make.

I highly recommend throwing this together for your next dinner party, graduation, holiday meal or saturday night girls’ night. really, it’s good for anything and tastes like cookie dough heaven

1. In a large bowl, mix together butter and light brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).  Add vanilla extract and beat until combined.
2. With the mixer on low speed, alternate mixing in flour and sweetened condensedmilk and mix until combined.  Gently fold in mini chocolate chips with spatula.
3. Line 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper.  Press the cookie dough into the pan (the cookie dough may be sticky, so lightly flour your hands).
4. Cover the bars with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight until firm.
5. For topping, combine the peanut butter and milk chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until smooth.  Spread the mixture over the cookie dough bars.  Chill the bars for 1 hour or until topping is firm.

xx-aboutthesmallthings and enjoy!