Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Brownies
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It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s exactly how these brownies were born. I NEEDED dessert. What I didn’t want was to go to the grocery store. And so I started rummaging through my baking supplies to see what I could play with. I remembered that I still had Oreos leftover from the Peanut Butter Torte that I made the week before. Score. I thought and thought, and decided that since brownies are easy and virtually mess-free with only one bowl, that Oreo brownies would be quite suitable. Then I opened the refrigerator and saw cream cheese leftover from the same torte. Hmmm, I love Oreo cheesecake… I love brownies… surely an Oreo cheesecake brownie (or something to that effect) would be good, yes? YES!
Don’t be intimidated by the cheesecake part of these brownies – they only take approximately 5 minutes longer to make than your typical brownies. And you’ll only use one extra bowl (a small one) and one extra spoon – still no KA mixer required. Stir the chunks of Oreos into the cream cheese mixture gently so you don’t end up with tons of extra crumbs. Once the dollops of cream cheese are lopped onto the top of the brownie batter, take the conservative route when swirling. Not only will it look prettier, but you’ll have a much better appreciation of the contrasting tastes of the brownies and cheesecake if it isn’t all swirled into one homogeneous mass. Most importantly: ENJOY!
Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Brownies
Yield: 16 brownies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 to 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
For the brownies:
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon saltFor the cheesecake swirl:
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar6 Oreo cookies, chopped
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
3. Stir together the cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with a spoon until smooth and well blended. Gently stir in in the chopped Oreo cookies.
4. Using a spoon, spoon the cream cheese/Oreo mixture in nine evenly-spaced dollops on top of the brownie batter. Using a dull knife or icing spatula, gently swirl the cream cheese mixture with the brownie batter. Remember, less is more here.
5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan and the batter in the center of the pan feels just set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
(Source: Brown Eyed Baker)
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These look amazing! Great job!
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Oh yum!!! Those look and sound fantastic!
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Yum! These look soooo good!
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what could be better than these?
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These look awesome! My question is how you can forget you have Oreos in your house!!
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These look soo good, how creative.
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Cheesecake, Oreos and brownies, what more could you ask for??
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wow i got almost all the ingredients in my house already, it look so easy to make! Cant wait to try em mmmm
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I NEED dessert now!
These look so sinful and would certainly make my long day at work much better.
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Necessity is the mother of all invention, and man, did you do mother proud
These oreo cheesecake brownies look divine. Seriously, you just combined three of my favorite desserts into ONE dessert. How totally delicious!
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Oh, I feel the inches adding to my hips as I read this. In other words, I will definitely be making these. They look amazing!
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WOW, love that these came out of a brownie craving/ what do I have laying around to mix in
Awesome!
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A winning combination for sure! I just made something with my Oreos left over from the PB torte too – I did Oreo ice cream. It is sooo good. Gotta love Oreos!
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I made these for my husband the day you posted this recipe. He’s in the middle of law school finals and these were the perfect sweet treat to motivate him to keep going! Thanks for sharing!
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OH YUM!!!!
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i made these and they were absolutely fabulous…i will soften the cream cheese more next time so it swirls easier!
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Those look great!
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Do you use a fan forced oven for any of your recipes?
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Hi Tanya,
I do not use a forced fan oven (convection) for any of my recipes. Just a standard electric oven.
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These are amazing! I’ve made some recently based on your recipe with some minor tweaks. I’ve added a link to your post from my blog. I will be posting about your triple choc chip cookies soon – will let you know.
http://themorethanoccasionalbaker.blogspot.com/2010/03/oreo-cheesecake-brownie.html
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OMG I can’t wait to try this! I’m planning to make two batches so I can share some with my friends. Thanks so much for sharing!
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i’ll give these a go soon!
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I have fallen in love with your blog. I enjoy going through your recipes and looking at all the mouthwatering pictures. I saw these brownies and had to try them. They were absolutely incredible! While not too sweet, they satisfied my huge sweet tooth. I felt like they got better a day after I baked them.
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how long do these last for? if i bake them tonight and serve them monday night, will i be ok?
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Michelle on December 12th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Hi Allana, Yep, you will be just fine making this two days ahead of time. I find brownies usually stay “fresh” tasting for a good 3 to 4 days if you keep them tightly wrapped in an airtight container.
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I made the cookies and cream cheesecake brownies for my big sister Jenny because she Loves Oreos. Thank you for the recipe and Jenny says thanks too!!
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Oh my!! I made these tonight..a friend is over, and we got a massive brownie craving..I dont have any oreos..but I did have everything else!! I used dark chocolate cocoa powder because I didnt have any regular, and I think that may have lessened the sweetness..they could be a bit sweeter…next time I may use brown sugar. Either way, these were fantastic! Especially with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla & Dutch Chocolate ice cream on top
oh…I added some freshly shelled pecans & butterscotch chips LOL
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Made these and they were delicious and moist!
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Oh my gosh, there are no words to describe these. I was too impatient to wait for them to cool all the way down to room temperature, haha, but they are so delicious
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I made these for mother’s day for my mother-in-law. I only got to try a small bite. My son ran off with the rest of my piece. My husband brought me more, but devoured it before I could get more than one bite. There was only a couple pieces left and I had to send them home with my brother-in-law because he begged for them. These will definitely be a remake!
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I made these and they turned out perfect. I doubt I’ll cook them too often, but they were good for something out of the ordinary. Although, that brownie batter in the bowl? I could NOT stop licking it off!!! And I NEVER do that cuz I feel like it’s gross! lol. So yeah, maybe I’ll just whip that up some time and devour it. lol. Good stuff!
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