Layer Pop Tarts into a casserole dish-sized helping of brownies for a delicious change! Cookies & Crème results in a mild Oreo-like flavor, but try out other varieties, too.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: bars, brownies, chocolate
Author: Beth Cato
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour
3/4cupcocoa powdersifted
2cupswhite sugar
1/4teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonespresso powderoptional but awesome
3large eggsroom temperature
1/2cupunsalted buttermelted
1/4cupvegetable oil
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1cupsemisweet chocolate chipsor milk chocolate
3packetsCookies & Creme Pop Tartsor other variety, 6 total pieces
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper or foil, and grease with butter or apply nonstick spray.
Stir together, in order, all of the ingredients up to the Pop Tarts. Dollop about half the dough in the prepared pan, and try to spread out as evenly as possible; the dough will be thick. Layer the Pop Tarts over the dough, breaking pieces as necessary to fit. Dollop the rest of the dough on top, and again, smooth out as much as possible.
Bake brownies for 25 to 30 minutes, until the middle passes the toothpick test. Cool completely before lifting the brownies onto a cutting board to slice up.
Store in a sealed container at room temperature, or freeze to make them last longer.