I recently made two extraordinary recipes using Oreos that were very easy so naturally I wanted to share them with all of you. I first discovered Oreo cheesecakes I found in a Martha Stewart cupcake book. I made them last minute one night and brought them to work the next day...people raved about them, too bad they didn't know how easy they were!
Martha Stewart's Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes Recipe
Makes 30
Ingredients:
42 cream-filled sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, 30 left whole, and 12 coarsely chopped
2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
Pinch of salt
1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.
2. With an electric mixer on medium high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Gradually add sugar, and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla.
3. Drizzle in eggs, a bit at a time, beating to combine and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in sour cream and salt. Stir in chopped cookies by hand.
4. Divide batter evenly among cookie-lined cups, filling each almost to the top. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, about 22 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or up to overnight). Remove from tins just before serving.
I actually tried something a bit different the second time making these - I used mint Oreos for one batch and peanut butter Oreos for the other batch. Oreo has so many flavors you can use all different ones and even use the colored ones for the holidays!
The next recipe I came across was Cookies 'n Cream Oreo Fudge brownies which were equally as good and easy.
(ingredients)
You literally follow the brownie recipe on the back (w/o the water), add the hot fudge sauce and ice cream to the mix and bake. It is a great twist of gourmet on the traditional brownie. Let the layering begin!
First I put half the batter in the brownie pan and a layer of Oreos over the batter.
Next I put the other half of the batter over the Oreos. This is a bit difficult since the batter is thick but you just need to use a spoon to make sure all the Oreos are covered.
When they come out of the oven they look just like regular brownies until you take that first bite in heaven.
(this picture does not do them justice)
1 box Brownie Mix
eggs & oil (as stated on brownie mix box)
1 heaping half cup (6 oz) Cookies & Cream ice cream (I used Laughing Cow)
1/4 Cup hot fudge topping (chilled or room temp)
Preheat oven & spray an 8×8 baking dish generously with cooking spray. Combine brownie mix, eggs, and oil as directed on the back of the box, but do not add the water. Add ice cream and hot fudge to the brownie batter and stir to combine. Pour half of the brownie batter into the baking dish, layer with Oreos, then top with remaining batter. Bake for 40-50 minutes or as directed on the back of the box.
I used two boxes of mix so I could make a 9x13 pan of brownies but if I did this again I would double everything not just the mix but the ice cream and hot fudge sauce too.
I hope you enjoyed these easy Oreo recipes. Next up organizing my craft closet - unless a better project gets in the way :)
Until next time...stay creative!!
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