These Oreo brownies are a perfect mashup of rich brownies and creamy cheesecake with your favorite childhood cookie thrown in. What’s not to like?

Oreo Brownies
These Oreo brownies are a perfect mashup of rich brownies and creamy cheesecake with your favorite childhood cookie thrown in. What's not to like?
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
brownie layer:
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 Oreo cookies crushed
- 8 Oreo cookies coarsely chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth. For brownie layer, combine the butter, sugars and cocoa in a large bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to cocoa mixture. Stir in crushed cookie crumbs.
- Pour into a greased 11×7-in. baking pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter. Sprinkle with coarsely chopped cookies. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.