A Little Brownie Help Please

So I need some advice from a brownie guru/expert about baking brownies. For some reason whenever I make them, the center seems to never bake. The out edges are baked through, but if I try to keep it in the oven longer then need be, the center is still gooey and the edges are hard as bricks. Anyone out there that could possibly tell me what may I be doing wrong. I don't remember having this problem at all before, but now it it's just a mess for me.

I'm thinking that maybe I should just follow the directions next time to make cake like brownies and see if they may solve my problem. It just if I just want to make regular brownies, they don't bake right.

Help Please =)

Cake Mix Cookies

This was on a message board that I saw the other day and decided to try to make them myself. It's a pretty simple recipe with only about 3-4 ingredients. I did had to adjust my baking time to about 20 minutes because the cookies were not completely done. This could be because the amount I had scooped to make the cookie balls, so adjust yours accordingly if need be. I had a box of red velvet cake mix in the cabinet and used that. I put icing on the cookies since the kids like that on them.

Ingredients:

1 box of cake mix (ANY kind)
2 eggs
1/2 c. butter, softened, OR 1/3 c. oil

1 c. chocolate chips (any variety)

Directions:

Beat all ingredients until smooth.

Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, any variety

Drop by tablespoon size balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes, cool on pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Makes 3 1/2 dozen.

Just Showing Off

I made some chocolate cupcakes for my son's 2nd birthday Tuesday and had some cake batter left over. I took that and put it into 4 tiny glass bowls. I just wanted to show off what I did and how it came out.

Heat It Up Once Again

Yeah, I know. Been missing for some months now and sorry about that, just haven't been able to do some baking like I would like. Hopefully I will get to do somethings soon, especially for my son's birthday that is coming up in less than a week. He will be two, I'm happy and sad at the same time. Hoping to find something to bake even if it's a small cake for him or make some cupcakes to decorate. Anyway, during the summer I want to try some new things out of the Kraft Foods magazine that I received in the mail a few days ago. They have some yummy desserts and other things such as the frosty orange creme dessert or the keylime cheesecake or the peanut butter and fudge swirl pie. I'm already wanting to try these out already Can't wait to get back into the kitchen and bake again.

Baking Treats for Gifts

This year, instead of buying gifts for friends and family, I'm planning on baking goodies for them like cookies and small cakes or something else, not quite sure yet. I have been looking about at the gift in a jar recipes in which I think would be nice to give out. I've seen a few where you can make cake mix in a jar to something simple as tea or hot chocolate mix. Anyone else planning to make food as a Christmas gift this year?

I've added a new blogger to my foodie blog roll if you would like to take a look at it. It's Vanilla Pumpkin - Homemade Baby Food Blog. There are also some other cool bloggers on my foodie blog roll as well.