Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

Ingredients

FOR THE BROWNIES

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

CHEESECAKE SWIRL

• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 Oreo cookies, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.

3. 3

   Sir together butter, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl.

4. 4

   Add eggs and beat well with a spon.

5. 5

   Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a separate small bowl.

6. 6

   Gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended.

7. 7

   Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

8. 8

   Stir together cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with a spoon until smooth and well blended.

9. 9

   Gently stir in the chopped Oreos.

10. 10

    Spoon the cream cheese Orea mixture in nine evenly-spaced dollops on top of the brownie batter.

11. 11

    Using a dull knife or icing spatula, gently swirl the cream cheese mixture with the brownie batter. Remember, less is more here.

12. 12

    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan and the batter in the center of the pan feels just set.

13. 13

    Cool completely in pan on wire rack.