Description
Chocolate lovers will adore these cream cheese oreo brownies, a delightful fusion of rich cocoa and creamy cheesecake swirled with classic oreo cookies. Irresistible layers of fudgy brownie and tangy cream cheese create a dessert that promises pure indulgence with each decadent bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (100 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 10 Oreo cookies, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 6 Oreo cookies, crushed
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or a light grease coating.
- Butter Mixture: Melt butter in a large saucepan, blend in sugar until smooth, then allow to cool momentarily. Whisk in eggs and vanilla extract thoroughly.
- Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Gently incorporate into the wet mixture until just blended, maintaining a smooth consistency.
- Brownie Base: Gently fold chocolate chips and chopped Oreos into the batter. Spread evenly across the prepared pan, creating a uniform layer.
- Cream Cheese Layer: Whip cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until silky and uniform. Fold in crushed Oreos for added texture and flavor.
- Swirling Technique: Delicately spoon cream cheese mixture over the brownie base. Use a knife or toothpick to create elegant swirls, marbling the two layers together.
- Baking Process: Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. The edges should appear set, and a toothpick inserted should reveal moist crumbs rather than wet batter.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow brownies to cool completely at room temperature. For precision cuts, refrigerate briefly before slicing into decadent squares.
Notes
- Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture just until combined to maintain a fudgy, tender brownie texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Use a gentle, light hand when creating cream cheese swirls to achieve beautiful marbled patterns without fully blending the two batters.
- Allow melted butter to cool slightly before adding eggs to prevent accidental scrambling and ensure smooth, even batter consistency.
- Refrigerate brownies for 1-2 hours after cooling completely to help them set firmly, resulting in cleaner, more precise slicing and neater presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg