It's after noon here, and we are all just starting to move around here. But I guess that's what happens when you stay up to the wee hours blowing up your money.
We spent yesterday with family, and hip hip hooray, they have had plenty of rain up north, so no burn bans there.
So of course the boys headed out to buy some fire fun!!! Oh my word!!! I can't believe how much that stuff costs!!!
We saw one big package marked $750!!! Seriously? Who buys those things?
Now we are home after a long night, and it is time to get back into the swing of things.
Well, maybe not a full day swing of things.
I'm thinking it might be a "do a whole lot of nothing" kind of a day. Even with sleeping in, we are feeling like slugs!
Maybe a run at the gym will get me feeling more like tackling the day? Naaaaaahhh!!! I'm going to put that off until a little later too!
Until I find the motivation to do some laundry or dishes or something housework related, I'm going to share some delicious and fun blonde brownies with you.
Last week my daughter turned 11 and we had a Monster High birthday party for her.
Of course, we tossed around the idea of cupcakes, cake, and ice cream.
I was breathing a sigh of relief when she decided on just ice cream sundaes for the party. But not just any ice cream sundaes...these were MONSTER sundaes.
Blonde brownies topped with ice cream and then 10 different toppings! These girls were seriously hopped up on sugar when they left.
I took my basic blonde brownie and jazzed it up MONSTER COOKIE STYLE! Inside these bars, we put the components of all different kinds of cookies.
Think oatmeal, M&M, cookie dough, chocolate chip, and Biscoff! Oh yeah! All that wrapped into one pan of glorious monster cookie bars!
Let's talk cookie dough bites candy...you could totally make your own like I did with this Cookie Dough Cheesecake Brownie Pie.
But with all the other party stuff going on, I went the completely easy way out! I bought about 5-6 boxes of the theatre box candies...
you know the $1 boxes at Walmart.
***Warning!!! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT get the generic ones from the Dollar Tree. They were NOT good! Ok, they were plain bad!!***
***2nd Warning--don't try to take pictures of food when it is dark and stormy outside...uggghhh to trying to lighten these up enough to look somewhat good***
These bars are a full on sugar rush! Maybe I need some more of these bars to get me going today!!!
Recipe
Monster Cookie Blonde Brownies
Monster cookie bars are filled with Biscoff, oatmeal, and M&M's for a fun new twist on the monster treats!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup Biscoff spread
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup quick oats
- ¾ c up M&M candies
- 1 cup cookie dough bites candies
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the Biscoff, eggs, and vanilla and cream again.
- Stir together the baking powder, salt, flour, and oats together and slowly add to the butter mixture.
- Stir in the M&M’s, cookie dough bites, and chocolate chips by hand. Spread in a greased pan.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes. (do not over bake) Let cool completely before cutting.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 237Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 145mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
JODI
These look amazing! What can I substitute the Biscoff spread for, I haven't been lucky enough to find it yet!!
Jocelyn
Thank you!!! You could use peanut butter or any other nut butter in place of the Biscoff. Our Walmart just started carrying the Biscoff in the peanut butter aisle:-)
Emma
Oh my goodness...these look soooo good! Your photos are perfect.
Something Swanky
Well, you know how I feel about monster cookies! LOVE!!! And the photos look great 🙂
Jocelyn
I know you love a good Monster recipe:-) I've got another one for you soon too!!!
Erin
These look awesome! $750 for fireworks? What the heck??? Thank goodness that wasn't around here.
Jocelyn
I couldn't believe the price when I saw it...I don't think anyone really buys them!!!
Lisa
Sugar loaded is the only way to go! These look great and you'd never know you took the pics during a storm 🙂
Averie (Love Veggies and Yoga)
these look so good! I love biscoff or cookie butter spread and these look so moist and rich & perfect!
Jocelyn
Thanks Averie!!! Biscoff is so good...most times it doesn't even make it to a baked good because I eat it by the spoonfuls:-)
Hayley
Wow, $750? That's insane!! Thank goodness some people buy that stuff so we can take advantage and watch their explosions from our driveway 🙂 these blondies look AWESOME, Jocelyn! They have everything inside of a blondie that I adore, not to mention being blondies which are my total super duper favorite. I'm sure your cutie daughter was thrilled with them!
Jocelyn
It is insane that people spend money to just blow it up...oh wait! We did that too! But no where near that amount. Sparklers and firecrackers go a long way:-) Blondies are my favs too!!!
Carrie Burrill
These are just too good to be true. I need to make these!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
Half of our neighborhood was out late last night blowing up their money...we got to watch the same stuff--for free! =) These monster bars look fabulous, and I never would have guess it was dark and stormy out when you took the photos--they turned out great, as always!
Carrie @ My Favorite Finds
Absolutely yum! And what's Biscoff spread?
Jocelyn
It's a spread made from Biscoff cookies. Think creamy cinnamon graham cracker spread:-) So delicious and addicting!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Holy cow beyond gorgeous Jocelyn! Can you come take all my photos for me please??? I can pay your family in fireworks...?
Abby
omg. blondies and cookie dough?! This just made my day!
Jennifurla
Every bite would be like heaven with these.
Aimee
We were out across the street watching a neighbor blow up their money 🙂 And besides my oldest who was out the door for summer gym class at 6:45am, my girls all slept in until 9:30, 10:00 and 11:20am. Sloths I tell ya! I did get my run in and some weight lifting, but it's only because I spend 4-6 hours in front of the TV watching tour de france! Might as well work out a little bit.
These bars look delish girl!!!
Ellen B Cookery
Oh my, these look sinfully delicious!
Dawn
These look so yummy. Makes me want to sneak them into the movies instead of buying all the candy. 🙂
SallysBakingAddiction
I wish today could have been a "do-nothing-day!!" I am stuck at work and living vicariously through you... imagining myself eating one of these bad boys! You had me at monster cookie... 🙂
Leslie
I am making these!!! They look amazing! 🙂
Blessings,
Leslie
Jocelyn
Thanks. You must make them soon...and let me know what you think:-)
Tanya-Lemonsforlulu.com
Just that you considered running makes me feel incredibly lazy! And I didn't even have a late night!! I'd rather just eat your monster blondies. Yum!!!
Jocelyn
I have been lazy so far this afternoon...no running yet. Maybe eating a blondie would get me going:-)
SallysBakingAddiction
Jocelyn, these blonde brownies have everything I love in them! colorful M&Ms, biscoff, cookie dough, and chocolate! Those cookie dough bites lure me in everytime at the movie theater haha
Jocelyn
Those little cookie dough bites are the bomb...perfect for movie snacking:-)