Cookies and Cream Bars from Kroll's Korner

Cookies and Cream Bars - made October 20, 2022 from Kroll's Korner 

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cake flour

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 (1.55 oz) Hershsey's Cookies n Creme Bars, chopped

15 Oreos, divided, roughly chopped

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 8 x 8-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
4. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing until just combined. Add dry ingredients in two additions, mixing until just combined after each addition.
5. Fold in Cookies n Creme chopped bars, 2/3 of chopped Oreos and mini chocolate chips. Spread batter into prepared pan in an even layer. Top with remaining chopped Oreos.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting and serving. 

Although I prefer Oreos in their original form, I often gravitate towards "cookies and cream" recipes, whether as cookies or in bar form. Bars are easy to package and ship so this seemed like a good one to try.

I've tried several good recipes from Kroll's Korner and this was no exception. I didn't have Hershey Cookies n Cream bars so I just used white chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate  chips and chopped Oreos for the cookies-n-cream flavor and they worked just fine.

The batter was thick and I only baked it for 20 minutes as the recipe directed and that was made for a perfect "fudgy" texture, not too mushy or raw and not dry. Overall, another winner from Kroll's Korner. I'm going to need to try the cookie version as well.