Coffee Cheesecake Oreo Brownies: Layers of brownies, holiday Oreo cookies, and a rich coffee cheesecake make these brownies an amazing Halloween treat to indulge in this fall!
I am declaring today a party day because right now I'm looking for any excuse to eat some more chocolate. This past weekend and the last few days have been just a little stressful for me! Nothing super important, just computer things that make my eyes glaze over. All this coding and blog moving and learning has taken a toll on my brain!!!
So, I am now officially all moved over to WordPress...what do you think of the site? Mad props to my blog designer for totally making my blog say, Hello, I'm Jocelyn. I absolutely love it!!! She is incredible, and I can't sing her praises enough.
I am slowly working my way around WordPress. I have figured out enough stuff to get a post up, obviously. Do not ask me anything else though, because I am so lost at the moment! I am told after a few weeks, I'll be a pro! Somehow I am doubting that, since I'm quite the computer challenged person! But I'm up for learning it! Thank goodness for Dorothy holding my hand and walking me through stuff step by step as I wrote this post.
I have the best blog friends!!! It made me feel so loved to get emails and FB posts wondering where I was. You guys made my day yesterday...seriously! My brain was on overload...ok, it still is...so I just had to take my time getting back into it, but I think I am ready to jump in and start learning!!!
It is a good thing I keep things like Oreos, homemade chocolate chip brownies, coffee, and a big tub of Cool Whip on hand at all times to help get me through blog stress!!! Take a look at this brownie would you? You can see why this had to made and eaten while working on the blog move stuff?
These outrageous coffee cheesecake Oreo brownies are a Halloween take on these Ultimate Reese's Cheesecake Brownies.
LOL! I laugh because really I didn't do much of anything with the move, except find all my log-ins and passwords to sites she needed. Oh yeah, and label 500 posts because I was kind of a dork and didn't do that for each one when I posted them. Lesson learned on that one! In my head that sure sounded like a whole lot more work. Anything to make myself feel better about chowing down on a few of these each day!!
Ok, I realized something things this weekend when I was going through all my old posts. (Things like always add labels or categories, so you don't have to do 500 at once.)
First of all, I realized that some of my old pictures are a hoot! Note to all you newbies...stick with it and always be learning. It is fun to look back because you will see how much you have grown after a few years.
Second thing I realized was that this week marks 4 years of blogging!!! 4 YEARS! Can you believe that because I can't??? I can't believe that it has been that long since my very first post that no one, probably not even my family was reading.
That definitely calls for these ghost brownies to celebrate with, right?
Recipe
Coffee Cheesecake Oreo Brownies
A spooky ghost topping and a hidden layer of cookies adds some fun to these Coffee Cheesecake Oreo Brownies! Great dessert for Halloween parties!
Ingredients
- 1 - 9x13 box brownie mix
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 4 teaspoons coffee extract
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
- 24 Halloween Oreo cookies
- 1 - 8 ounce container Cool Whip
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix the brownies according to the directions on the box. Spread ½ of the batter in a greased 9×13 pan.
- Place the Oreo cookies side by side on the brownie batter. Cover the Oreo cookies with the rest of the brownie batter. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and cornstarch until fluffy. Beat in sweetened condensed milk, flour, egg, and coffee extract until smooth.
- Spoon the cheesecake batter on top of the brownie batter carefully. Sprinkle with the mini chocolate chips. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled.
- Top with Cool Whip before serving. Mini chocolate chips can be used for eyes, if desired. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Notes
*You can use regular Oreo cookies in place of the colored ones.
**If you don't like coffee flavored treats, substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
More fun Halloween treats for your holiday parties:
- Brains in a Jar from Living Locurto
- Chocolate Dipped Halloween Apple Rings from Inside BruCrew Life
- Eye of Toad Halloween Milkshake from Wonky Wonderful
- Peanut Butter Zombie Eyeballs from Inside BruCrew Life
- Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats from Big Bear's Wife
Danijela
Such a lovely recipe. I can't wait to try it!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
These are so awesome! I love all your cheesecake treats!
Yvonne @ bitter baker
I can't believe I found this like three months after Halloween. But better late than never, right? Got it bookmarked and this is a must-do next Halloween!
Megan
Thanks for linking up at the Ginger Jamboree...hope to see you next week!
Mansi
OMG!! these are the cutest ghosts ever! I'd love to make these for Halloween!! thanks for the inspiration!
Jocelyn
You are very welcome! I hope you get a chance to make them for Halloween:-)
Megan
Oh my goodness, these are just adorable. The ghosts on top are my favorite part. I may just need to whip these up for Halloween!
Jocelyn
There is something about those ghosts that gets me every time too!!! I hope you enjoy them if you decide to make them this year!!!
marla
These are so adorable! Love the ghosts 🙂
Jocelyn
Thank you so much Marla. I have to admit the ghosts were my favorite part too:-)
TidyMom
Love the new site!! and I have no doubt you'll love being on WP!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up.
Jocelyn
Thank you Cheryl. I am slowly learning the ropes here on WP...not as scary once you know what you are doing. Thank you so much for the feature!
Stacy Clarke
I always loved being a cat. My mom would paint the whiskers on and I'd have a tail and ears.
Megan
My favorite costume growing up was my Jasmine costume. I just loved the Aladdin movies!
Claire
Great project !
I would love you to come and share it at my Craft, Create & Inspire Linky party
Hope to see you there:)
Claire@ Polkadot pretties
Michael J. McCoy
Would love to win!!!!!!!!!!! Love Halloween stuff!!!!!!!!
Angie
Saw you on the Happy Hour Features. These look so yummy! I just pinned and am going to need to make it. Thanks for the recipe!
Angie
Mengda Zhang
omgaahh your cheesecake brownie crazy thing looks amazing. I need to go buy some Halloween Oreos asap
Jocelyn
Thank you:-) The Halloween Oreos definitely make it pop!!!
stephanie
I thought those were awesome until I saw that they were coffee, cheesecake, oreo, brownie. That should be illegal! I would love if you would share this on Super Sweet Sunday at swtboutique.blogspot.com
Have a great weekend,
Steph
-I wish I had some to eat right now 🙂
stephanie
Thanks for linking up, I love that pop of orange!
Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade
Thanks so much for sharing at FFF. A great recipe as always
Kari M
My mom used to make all of our Halloween costumes. My favorite was a gypsy.
Wendys Hat
Adorable!