Have I mentioned how much I love Pinterest? No?

Well I FREAKING LOVE PINTEREST! Come follow me and join me in my addiction.

Now instead of wasting hours and hours surfing a million websites looking for cool stuff I can now just waste hours and hours on one website searching for cool stuff.

This is the latest thing I am obsessed with. Santa Hat Brownies. They are so cute they are almost trying too hard.

I am so making these for my families big Christmas Eve dinner. This is one of those things that will make everyone think you a super creative super mom and will get you lots of compliments. I know, it’s petty. I own that.

Anyway…so easy to make…

You Need:

Brownie Mix

White Icing in a tube

Strawberries

Make brownies according to package instructions. Let cool and then use a small cookie cutter or glass to cut out small circles of brownie bites.

Clean and take stems off strawberries and assemble with the icing. Easy Peasy Lemony Squeezy.

You could certainly make your brownies from scratch and some homemade icing. But if you do, please don’t tell me about it. I am comfortable with my semi-homemade cookie abilities and don’t want to hear about anyone else’s Martha-Stewart-ness to harsh my holiday buzz.

Merry Christmas Ya’ll!

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I think my sister said it best when she described this desert as ‘created in hell by the devil himself’.

It’s unbelievably easy and that’s what’s so dangerous. You can throw this together in about five minutes. Or, do what I did and use it as a busy project for kids. We just got back from a double-family vacation that included a 7 year-old, a 6 year-old and a 5 year-old. We had games and toys and even a hot tub, but after three or four days on a mountain with no internet access ..kids start getting punchy.

So we spent a while in the kitchen whipping this up for after dinner. Since there are three layers, there was one for each kid so it worked out perfectly.

No matter that all three kids completely ignored this desert after dinner in favor of Smore’s around the fire pit. The mommies and daddies chomped the **** out of this after the kids went to bed. Seriously..it was gone by noon the next day!

For a Chocolate Chip Oreo Brown Bake You need:

One package of chocolate chip cookie mix and the ingredients listed on the back of the package

One pack of Oreos

One box of brownie mix and the ingredients listed on the back of the package.

Then you:

Mix up cookie mix in one bowl and the brownie mix in another bowl.

Spray the bottom of a large casserole dish with spray oil and layer the cookie dough mix, the oreos then the brownie mix.

I cooked it at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. But you time may vary..check it after 30 minutes.