Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Oreo Swirl Brownies
Ah yes, friends-the Oreo Cookie! What's not to love? Crunchy, creamy, chocolate goodness in a cute little cookie. Not only are Oreos yummy straight out of the bag, but you can stir them into brownies...swirl a little bit of sweetened cream cheese around...and viola, you have Oreo Swirl Brownies. My heavens! They are so, so fantastic. The brownie layer is lightly sweet and fudge-alicious, you have a little bit of crunch from the cookies, and the cream cheese swirls are like little pillows of cheesecake--a slammin' combination, folks.
(Do we still say "slammin'?)
I sometimes add a little drizzle of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate to the top of the brownies--when I'm feeling especially naughty. It just feels right somehow. You can leave the drizzle off though, and these brownies will still be AMAZING! Trust!
Oreo Swirl Brownies
Source: slightly adapted from Annie's Eats
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. salt
4 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
3 cups coarsely chopped Oreo cookies
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line an 9 x 13” baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and sugar. Bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder and salt; whisk together to combine. Add the eggs to the pan with the butter-sugar mixture and whisk until well blended. Whisk in the milk. Transfer the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Fold in the Oreo cookie pieces. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
4. Make the cream cheese mixture: combine the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until well-blended and smooth. Drop the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter in dollops. Use the blade of a knife to gently swirl the cream cheese mixture together with the brownie batter, creating a marble effect.
5. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool completely before slicing and serving. (*After the brownies cool to room temperature, refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting them, it makes it a bit easier.)
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18 comments:
Wow-they look great! I'm visiting from Lark's Link party :)
Oh My Goodness!!! These look delightfully sinful!
Oh Brandy...I am drooling!
Glad to see you back here ! :)
WOW! And I just happen to have a whole thing of oreos that i've been putting off making truffles with.. This might just be perfect for Mother's Day weekend!!!
xo - Marie
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Wow is all I can say. Your pictures are great. They make my mouth water.
So brownies, cream cheese and oreos -- you're right, we've got to love these. Sounds fantastic.
Visiting you from Lark's Country Heart. My participating post is at this link:
http://joyofdesserts.blogspot.com/2011/05/vintage-pineapple-cookies-recipe.html
My husband would be in Oreo heaven If I made these :) He loves oreos! He's always making oreo milkshakes and the other week I make Oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies and ooooo he was in love lol
These look scrumptious - what a great idea!
Wow, decadent and delicious; my favorite combination! :)
Mmm, my kids love Oreo's and I bet they would love this too!
Oh! I want one of these right NOW! :)
Oh yum! An Oreo brownie with cookies and cream swirl just sounds soooooo good! :)
Oh wow, what a creative way to enjoy oreo and brownie all together! I'm sure they are really heavenly! Can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Amy
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These look delicious! I'll have to make some and take to my boss. She loves Oreos! I would love it if you would drop by my linky party at A Well-Seasoned Life Sweet Indulgences Sunday!
http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/05/sweet-indulgences-sunday-3.html
Kim
oh so yummy yes I can almost taste them through the picture
These look amazing too!
Thanks for linking up!! This looks great!!
Those brownies look amazing. And, guess what, you made the hit list again for last week's Sweets for a Saturday. Your goodies rock!!! Thanks for linking this up.