Oreo Brownies

As I searched for a recipe online that used Oreos, I stumbled upon these Oreo Brownies – and they looked quite delicious. Since the recipe is just a basic brownie recipe (homemade in this case), I thought about just making brownies from a box and adding Oreo pieces. I’m sure that box brownies would work but I decided I’d go all out and I made the brownies from the recipe. The recipe includes frosting, which was a little sweet, but if you have a different frosting you’d prefer that would work too.

The brownies were really yummy and had a nice texture but homemade brownies are always a bit different than box brownies (different texture and chocolatey-ness) so you can try whatever you’d like!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl at medium (50% power) for 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted. Whisk until chocolate is melted. Whisk in sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt. Gradually add flour and stir until just combined.

Fold in 12 chopped Oreo cookies.

Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes; do not over bake. (Don't mind the piece in the corner I was about to eat before I realized I should take a picture first..)

Remove to cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before cutting or frosting.

Oreo Brownies

Yield: 12 bars

Ingredients:

For the Brownies

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; coarsely chopped
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
12 Oreos, chopped

For the Frosting

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
¼ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
8 Oreos, chopped

Directions:

For the Brownies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl at medium (50% power) for 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted.

3. Whisk until chocolate is melted. Whisk in sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt. Gradually add flour and stir until just combined. Fold in 12 chopped Oreo cookies.

4. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes; do not over bake.

5. Remove to cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before cutting or frosting.

For the Frosting

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Slowly add in confectioner’s sugar, and continue mixing until well blended.

2. Add salt, vanilla, and milk. Blend on low speed until moistened. If frosting is too stiff, slowly add in more milk until you reach the desired consistency. Beat at high speed until frosting is smooth and fluffy.

3. Spread or pipe frosting onto the brownies and top with chopped Oreo cookies.