I was sitting at work one day with a sudden (but not that rare) craving for something sweet. I texted some friends to come over to come over and have a “baking” party.

Why quotes you ask? Because we used a mix. In retrospect, I regret not just buying the pre-made cookie dough.

Ingredients? A box of Ghirardelli Chocolate Brownie mix, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal mix, walnuts, and the other staple ingredients that the mix required.

First, we made the brownie mix and spooned them into a lined cupcake pan. Personally, I do not like spooning things into a cupcake pan as it can get really messy. As you can see, I am taking the pictures, not doing the spooning – the best thing about baking with friends ;).

Then we dropped one  beloved walnut into each cupcake tin. I love the extra crunch it adds.

Lastly, we made the cookie dough and dropped it directly on top of the brownie mix. Look how beautiful it is!!

Baked them in the oven according to the box… and a little bit longer because it was taking awhile  and probably because they required different baking times.

Finally, time to eat!!!! They were delicious and incredibly sweet. I ended up bringing them to work because my coworkers will gobble up anything. They are always so appreciative :).

Things I would’ve done differently:

• Used a pre-made chocolate chip dough (not oatmeal as it doesn’t spread as well)
• Spread out the mix to 18 cupcakes instead of 12 as I think they were too “full”
• Used mixes that required similar oven baking temperatures/baking times

Anyway, I hope the next time you are craving something sweet you will call some friends over a little something sweet.