Cookies and Cream Brownies

{recipe & pic from} the girl who ate everything

Cookies and Cream Brownies

Source: brownies adapted from My Baking Addiction; frosting adapted from How Sweet It Is

Brownies:

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; coarsely chopped

3/4 cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs; lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
8 Oreo cookies, crumbled

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 9×9 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Microwave chocolate and butter or margarine in large bowl for 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted.

3. Whisk mixture until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar. Add in eggs, extract and salt. Gradually add in flour and stir until just combined. Fold in crushed Oreo cookies.

4. Bake for 28-32 minutes; do not over bake. These taste completely different if they are overbaked!

5. Remove to cooling rack.

Cookies and Cream Frosting:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
5 Oreo cookies, crumbled

1. Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy with a mixer.

2. Add the powdered sugar slowly, mixing together until combined. Add vanilla and mix until combined.

3. Add milk to desired consistency. If your frosting is too thick add more milk and if it's too thin add some more powdered sugar.

4. Crush Oreos and fold them into the frosting.

5. Frost cooled brownies. Makes enough frosting for a 9X9 pan of brownies.  Makes around 12 brownies.

Mmmm..cupcakes

{recipe & pic from} Your homebased mom

Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

Printable Recipe

from Better Homes and Gardens

1 3 oz. package orange flavored gelatin

1 2 layer size white cake mix

1 small box of cheesecake instant pudding and pie filling mix

1 1/4 C orange juice

4 eggs

1/3 C vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line cupcake pan with liners (makes about 24-27 cupcakes).  Set aside 2 tsp of the orange gelatin for frosting.

In a bowl mix together the remaining gelatin, cake mix, pudding mix, orange juice, eggs, oil and vanilla.

Fill muffin cups with batter – about 2/3 full.  Bake for 18 – 20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.  Cool cupcakes before frosting.

Frosting:

1 8 oz package cream cheese

1/2 C butter

2 tsp vanilla

5-6 C powdered sugar

Reserved orange gelatin

1 tsp finely shredded orange peel

orange food coloring if desired

Soften cream cheese and butter at room temperature for at least 30minutes.  In a large bowl beat butter, cream cheese, reserved gelatin, orange peel and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Add in powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved. Add in orange food coloring if desired.

Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats

CAKE BATTER RICE CRISPY TREATS:

3 T Butter

1/2 cup yellow cake mix

10 oz mini marshmallows

6 cups rice crispy cereal

white chocolate melts

sprinkles

Melt butter, stir in cake mix, melt in marshmallows, add rice cereal. Pat into 9x13 glass dish. Cool. Melt chocolate + pour on. Sprinkle the sprinkles.