Bready or Not: Oreo Cream Cheese Blondies
When I was in the later stage of pregnancy with Critter, my biggest craving was for Oreo Blizzards at Dairy Queen. It was probably a good thing that the closest one was about six miles away--too far for me to walk. However, as a non-driver I often caught a ride with friends to shop or do appointments, and more often than not I'd say, "I need a Blizzard. I'll buy one for you, too."
I'm afraid to know what I would have done if I had this recipe. Cravings, a 9x13 dish of deliciousness, and a deployed husband? I probably would have eaten the whole thing. So it's probably a good thing I didn't know about this.
The flavors here meld in a fantastic way. The chocolate chip dough and Oreos dominate, but it's not a heavy and hard chocolate taste. The cream cheese is like sugary spackle between the layers.
The bars are soft and solid, not too crumbly. And man, are these bars thick. The casserole dish is filled right to the top.
This is one of the infrequent recipes to gain the coveted CRACK notation atop the printed recipe. That means I make this and make sure my husband takes it out of the house ASAP.
Some cravings never really go away.
Oreo Cream Cheese Blondies
from Pip and Ebby at Baker Street
Bar ingredients:
2 sticks softened butter
3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chocolate chips
Filling ingredients:
8 ounce cream cheese
2 tablespoon sugars
1-2 Tbsp. milk
24 Oreo cookies
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Prepare a 9x13 pan by lining it with aluminum foil up all sides, and then grease the foil.
2) Cream butter and sugars until well blended, then add the eggs and vanilla.
Mix in the dry stuff next: flour, salt, baking soda and chocolate chips.
3) Press half of the dough into the pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until slightly browned. While bars are baking, beat cream cheese with sugar. Add enough milk to make the mixture a spreadable consistency.
4) Remove the bars from oven; top with 24 Oreo cookies. Spread cream cheese mixture over Oreos. Top with remaining half of chocolate chip dough.
5) Bake 25-30 minutes, or until bars are set. Cool before cutting.
OM NOM NOM.
