Cookies & Cream Brownies

I love brownies from the box, I mean why fix something if it tastes good already. But recently I found a recipe for Oreo brownies that are made from scratch and I had to give it a try. They were delicious and Oreos are another one of those special ingredients that makes everything better! The Girl Who Ate Everything brought this awesome recipe to my attention.

Mix melted chocolate and butter with sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and flour.

Fold in crushed Oreos, "the good stuff"

Bake for 28-32 minutes. Cool completely on cooling rack.

Beat butter and cream cheese together. Add in powdered sugar, milk, & vanilla. Fold in crushed Oreos. Frost cooled brownies.

Cookies & Cream Brownies

Ingredients:

Brownies:

• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped up (I had semi-sweet on hand so that's what I used)
• 3/4 C butter
• 1 1/2 C white sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 C flour
• 8 Oreos, crushed

Cookies & Cream Frosting:

• 1/2 C butter, softened
• 2 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/4 C powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp milk
• 5 Oreo cookies, crushed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 9×9 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl until butter is melted (~2 minutes).
3. Whisk mixture until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar. Add in eggs, extract and salt. Gradually add in flour and stir until just combined. Fold in crushed Oreo cookies.
4. Bake for 28-32 minutes; do not over bake. These taste completely different if they are overbaked!
5. Remove to cooling rack.
6. For the frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy with a mixer.
7. Add the powdered sugar slowly, mixing together until combined. Add vanilla and mix until combined.
8. Add milk to desired consistency. If your frosting is too thick add more milk and if it's too thin add some more powdered sugar.
9. Crush Oreos and fold them into the frosting.
10. Frost cooled brownies. Makes enough frosting for a 9X9 pan of brownies. Makes around 12 brownies