Oreo Brownie Cheesecake Bars! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

Yup, that’s right. I went there, I put oreos in my brownies!

I know, in the past I’ve knocked the so-called “America’s favorite cookie” and I still haven’t changed my mind about not liking them that much......on their own. When I was a kid I thought they tasted like burnt cardboard with frosting in the center. Also, they aren’t exactly health food so I figure if it’s not something I’d enjoy eating, what’s the point?

I’m personally just not a huge fan of Oreos. Now, when you use them as an ingredient in something like, say, brownie cheesecake layer cookie bars!, it’s a whole different story. Yeah, that I can do, Yum!

See, it’s like the difference between wanting to use shortening in a recipe or eating it by itself. When I was really young we used to use shortening in frosting all the time because my grandma was a cake decorator. Of course, that was before we realized how unhealthy . Now I try to only use real butter or organic oils, but truth be told, there was a day that it went into all the fluffy stuff for our cakes.

Funny little story here -> I have to say that I’ve never gotten over my naive childhood misunderstanding of Crisco shortening's advertising. I’m not sure what the packaging looks like now, but once upon a time I had the letdown of a lifetime because the package showed fried chicken on it and it was not in the can. Right there, hopes and dreams crushed forever. Haha, then I tasted it in a spoonful thinking it was frosting once and....EWWWW! Haha, I've never repeated that mistake.

These bars are somewhere between a cookie and a brownie. Something that I find really completely awesome. They have a softer texture than a cookie but more bite than a brownie. Of course, then they’re stuffed with not only cheesecake, but chocolate sandwich cookies too! I’d say that’s pretty awesome. I got super close to adding peanut butter too, but then I realized how pretty they’d be if left just black and white. Next time though, peanut butter is so happening! I'm a huge fan of any nut butter!

I really think you just need to try these. If you aren’t a fan of packaged cookies like oreos either, than you can even just skip them. and double the cheesecake layer instead.

Have a great day and enjoy something delicious! XOXO

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