Cookies & Cream Brownies

I have some friends who keep telling me I should stop posting deliciously fattening recipes on this here blog {you know who you are!}.  I keep thinking...  "if I was a good friend, I would listen to these skinny girls".  But then, I come across a recipe so sinfully delightful that I cannot {CANNOT I say}, keep it to myself.

See, I think a better friend will share the recipe with you...  and then join you as you eat it!

Now, what do you say we go get chubby together!?

Cookies & Cream Brownies

1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 TBSP Cocoa Powder
1 1/4 Cups Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
2 Cups Milk Chocolate Chips*, divided
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
20 Oreo Cookies


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 8x8 inch cake pan {or use the awesome cooking spray that has flour already in it!} 


In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until nice & fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
Add vanilla & stir.
Add cocoa powder and mix until combined.
Add flour and salt, mixing until batter is smooth.
Fold in 1/2 cups chocolate chips.

Spread mixture into prepared pan. Sink 9 oreos into the batter and gently press. Bake for 25-30 minutes. While brownies are in the oven, crush the remaining oreos and set aside. When finished baking, remove brownies from oven and sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips and crushed oreos evenly on top. Return to oven and bake for about 3 minutes.

While brownies are in the oven, put your peanut butter and remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Melt together until a smooth mixture forms... about a minute and a half. When brownies are done, remove from oven and pour peanut butter mixture on top. Spread with a spatula and gently tap on the counter, making sure the chocolate gets into every crevice. This chocolate mixture is what will bind the brownies together. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

when ready to eat, let brownies sit at room temperature for a few minutes before slicing. If the cookies are a little crumbly and spill, its ok. Trust me, these things are so good you won't even care how they look when all is said and done!

Also, if you are a very smart person, you will get ride of these very soon after slicing into them...otherwise you will find yourself going back for seconds...

and thirds...

and lets face it, fourths.

*I recommend using a high quality chocolate chip. It really does make all the difference. I just can't stand waxy chocolate!!


recipe source: howsweeteats