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Chubby Hubby Brookies

November 9, 2016

Chubby Hubby Brookies

Okay, I bet you are asking yourself a couple questions right now. 1) What is a brookie?, and 2) What makes it a Chubby Hubby Brookie?

Both great questions. Let me inform you. 

A brookie is a brownie-cookie. In this case, it’s a brownie that is mixed with a cookie dough and baked in a bar form. In some cases it can be brownie mix baked in cookie firm. 

A Chubby Hubby brookie is a brownie combined with a peanut butter cookie,and topped with pretzels. Basically all of my favorite foods in one delicious and indulgent bar. 

I can’t take credit for the name “Chubby Hubby”, which was coined by the fine folks at Ben and Jerry’s when they created the Chubby Hubby ice cream. Nor can I take credit for having a chubby hubby. My hubby is most certainly not chubby, but I am sure I could get him there if I made these brookies more often.



I started with a layer of peanut butter cookie dough, then topped it with the brownie batter. I would not recommend switching the order of these layers. If you start with the brownie batter, then top with the dough, the dough will just sink to the bottom. I like having the two distinct layers of the cookie and the brownie. 
In between the two layers, I popped a couple pretzel pieces, just for some extra crunch! I also added the pretzels to the top of the brookie which get extra crispy in the oven and also add that nice salty bite.

Chubby Hubby Brookies

My only gripe about these (and with brownies in general), is that you can’t really dig into them right away! It’s best to let brownies cool completely before cutting them so that they don’t get stuck on your knife. Most of the time I can’t wait that long. It was so hard to have these sitting on the counter, smelling the wafts of sweet chocolate and peanut butter, and not cutting myself off a corner (I am team corner brownie all the way!).

Chubby Hubby Brookies

But finally, when I was able to give them a taste, I was in heaven! Like I said before, peanut butter and chocolate AND pretzels is pretty much the all my favorite flavors combined, so these were pretty damn near perfection. They not only had all my favorite flavors, but I loved the mix of textures, too. The peanut butter cookie is crumbly, almost like a crust, and the brownie is soft and fudgy (if that’s even a word). Then, with every bite there’s that little pretzel crunch! 

Sounds amazing right? Well, I suggest you make these for your chubby (or not so chubby) hubby immediately!

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/ Filed In: Bars and Brownies, Desserts, Eat, Other Sweets New
Tagged: bars, brookies, brownie, chocolate, peanut butter, peanut butter cookie, pretzels

Margarita Tart

April 28, 2014

BBC Margarita Tart1I don’t know what it says about me to turn a drink into a dessert….or make my dessert alcoholic, so let’s not read too much into it, okay?

This tart is essentially just like any other lime tart with a few extra ingredients. How do you turn lime juice into a margarita? Tequila, triple sec, and salt.

BBC Margarita Tart4To get that hint of salt, I added pretzels to the crust by processing both graham crackers and pretzels, then adding in melted butter. If that sounds delicious on its own, let me tell you, it is. I may or may not have eaten the leftover crust out of the bowl with a spoon. By itself.

DSC04233The filling is essentially a margarita with condensed milk and egg yolks to make a curd. If you have the extra limes, you might as well use them to make yourself a real margarita.

BBC Margarita Tart2If you are worried about serving this dessert to kids, the alcohol does cook out, however you could forgo the tequila completely and add in orange juice instead of triple sec to get the same effect.

BBC Margarita Tart5I will definitely be making this again this summer. It’s tart with a hint of sweetness, plus you that little bite from the tequila followed by the saltiness from the crust. Just like your favorite margarita.

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Tagged: dessert, lime, margarita, pretzels, tart, tequila, triple sec

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Hey there, I'm Lindsey. I'm a number cruncher by day and a home cook and baker by night. While I love to eat healthy and find fresh and healthy alternatives for my favorite foods, I will never turn down dessert! Life is all about moderation, right?

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