Cookies ‘n Cream Blondies

I do not know about you, but I will eat anything that is cookies ‘n cream flavored. That and salted caramel are the best add-ins known the man. So when I saw a bag of cookies ‘n cream chips in the chocolate chip section a few months ago, it was love at first sight. Actually, on this particular grocery store trip, I also discovered that salted caramel chips are a thing now. You can imagine how life altering this grocery store adventure was.

These cookies ‘n cream chips have sat in my pantry, just waiting to be opened and enjoyed, and this weekend they finally made their way into my baking (and some of them just went straight into my mouth). And let me tell you, it has been thirty-six hours and there are not many blondies left – both my parents and I have been inhaling them. They are chewy and gooey and the right amount of sweet.

The blondie base is a slightly modified version of Molly Yeh’s olive oil blondies. The one main difference is that I used vegetable oil instead of olive oil. While the blondies are good with olive oil, the olive oil flavors the blondies a little bit and I was not sure how that would taste with the white chocolate chips and chocolate cookie bits.

Cookies ‘n Cream Blondies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil or other flavorless oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup cookies ‘n cream chips (if you cannot find these in the store, you can combine white chocolate chips and smashed up Oreos to make your own)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350* F. Spray an 8×8 inch pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, salt, and baking powder. In a different bowl, combine the oil, vanilla, and eggs.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine. Fold in the cookies ‘n cream chips.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately 35 minutes. The blondies will be done when the center is set.
5. Let cool before serving. Enjoy!