Happy Friday! If you follow me on Facebook, then you know that I am out of town! My cute little family drove 12 hours to surprise my younger sister {who was visiting my older sister} before she goes to college. Man, was her reaction priceless! We recorded the whole thing, so maybe I’ll have to post that video later! We are having a ball hanging out with my side of the family, enjoying some seriously HOT weather.
In the mean time, here is a recipe I whipped up last week that my family devoured. Literally devoured. No leftovers. {Are there ever dessert leftovers in my house? Haha….never!}
You know how on the back of the brownie mix boxes, there are directions to make cookies? Well, for this recipe, you do just that but instead of making cookies, you bake the whole thing in a square pan. Then you top ’em with cream cheese frosting and oreo cookies to give you….drumroll please…. Cookies ‘n Cream Brownie Bars! {Sounds tasty, right?}
Man are these good! I love cookies ‘n cream ANYTHING. I was on a s’more kick the last few weeks and now have moved onto a cookies ‘n cream kick. Do you guys like cookies ‘n cream? We {apparently} REALLY REALLY do. Crunchy, creamy, chocolate, vanilla….it’s a little bit of everything! Oh, and did I mention that these are healthy? Well they are! 🙂 And by healthy I mean easy. Very very easy! Take a look at the ingredients list and you’ll see what I mean.
So, I hope you guys find some time to make these this weekend! Everyone will love ’em! See you back in Oregon on Monday!
Cookies n' Cream Brownie Bars
Ingredients
- for the brownies-
- 1 box brownie mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup melted butter or oil
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chipsfor the frosting-
- 4 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 10 Oreo Cookies crushed
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 9x9 square dish and set aside.
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In large bowl, mix brownie mix with eggs and butter until combined. Stir in white chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake 25-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cool completely.
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Whip cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy. Stir in remaining ingredients and whip until smooth. Scrape sides and whip again. Spread mixture over top brownies. Top with crushed Oreos and cut into bars. Serve.
Erin says
August 26, 2011 at 1:46 pmSounds incredibly tasty! Have fun with your family.
Blog is the New Black says
August 26, 2011 at 2:46 pmTotally love this recipe! I’m a sucker for cookies ‘n cream anything!
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:39 amYeah, me too! That’s why I ate half the pan!
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
August 26, 2011 at 2:59 pmDitto the above–cookies ‘n’ cream is my FAVORITE classic ice cream flavor. These look so yummy! I’ve made cookies ‘n’ cream brownies before, but I’ve never added white chocolate chips–totally on my to-do list. 🙂
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:39 amI love those kinds of to-do lists!
DessertForTwo says
August 26, 2011 at 3:01 pmAwwwww what a fun surprise! She will take that memory with her to college and be so grateful for it! Such a sweet family 🙂
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:40 amI’d post some pictures, but she forbade me! Typical teenager! Lol!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles says
August 26, 2011 at 3:29 pmYUM. My sister is planning a Cookie Monster birthday for her 2-year-old boy in October. She wants to serve only cookies – but this might be a nice addition, while keeping with the cookie theme!
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:40 amWhat a fun party idea!
Bev Weidner says
August 26, 2011 at 3:33 pmI just fell out of my chair.
Have fun seeing sissy!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
August 26, 2011 at 5:15 pmYour sister must have been so excited! Have a great time.
These look AMAZING.
Sasha @ The Procrastobaker says
August 26, 2011 at 8:15 pmoh…wow…words seem to elude me right now! These are just totally irresistible! 🙂
Irishbaker says
August 26, 2011 at 9:05 pmThese look to die for!
leslie says
August 26, 2011 at 9:54 pmWhat a great idea! I love cookies ‘n cream anything!! Enjoy the time with your family.
Leslie 🙂
Honey @ Honey, What's Cooking says
August 27, 2011 at 4:05 amLove it… very creative. If you don’t mind me asking, what mix did you use?
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:41 amI used Duncan Hines fudgy brownies…19 ounces I think…?!
Katrina says
August 27, 2011 at 5:19 amMmmm I’m with you. I also love cookies and cream anything! Yum!
Lauren @ hey, who cut the cheese? says
August 27, 2011 at 3:51 pmOoo these look so good!! Yum!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
August 28, 2011 at 3:30 amThese look fabulous! Glad you’re having a great time.
Jenn (Cookies Cupcakes Cardio) says
August 29, 2011 at 5:45 amYum…these look fabulous…I love anything that has cookies and cream in it! When I first saw them I thought there was peanuts in the brownie layer and I just about died with excitement, but after reading the recipe, I realized they are white chocolate chips. Still, it looks like a must-try recipe!
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:37 amOh, great idea! Now I need to make this again with peanuts!
Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum says
August 29, 2011 at 12:12 pmHa! look at that last picture! Awesome! And ps. these brownies are dangerous.
Lauren says
August 30, 2011 at 3:37 amThey are totally dangerous! I ate almost the entire pan. No joke.
Judith says
May 20, 2012 at 2:08 amThanks for your Cookies N Cream Brownies recipe. I made them tonight and my family loved them!
Judy