Cookies and Cream Gooey Bars have a chocolate cake layer on the bottom topped with a gooey cream cheese layer full of crushed oreo cookies.

Cookies and Cream Gooey Bars topped with whipped cream.

These rich bars are like a combination of cheesecake and cake. Who doesn’t love chocolate and oreos?

Two Delicious Layers

  1. Chocolate Cake Layer– this layer is made with a box of chocolate cake mix, an egg, and a half cup of melted butter.
  2. Cream Cheese Layer– the cream cheese layer makes the gooey part. It is a mixture of cream cheese, melted butter, eggs, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and crushed Double Stuff Oreos.

Equipment Needed

  • Electric Mixer– either stand or hand-held.
  • 9×13-inch baking dish

What Type Of Cake Mix To Use?

You can use any regular-size box of chocolate cake mix. I prefer Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker. You can use Chocolate Fudge, German Chocolate, or Milk Chocolate flavor.

Cookies and Cream Gooey Bar on a small plate.

Make Ahead and Storage

These bars can be made a day or two in advance. They need to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour before serving. Leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator and will keep in an airtight container for 5 days.

How To Serve Cookies and Cream Gooey Bars

Can be served cold, at room temperature, or warm. I like to top the bars with fresh whipped cream and an oreo cookie.

Cookies and Cream Gooey Bar on a small plate.

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Cookies and Cream Gooey Bars

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Cookies and Cream Gooey Bars have a chocolate cake layer on the bottom topped with a gooey cream cheese layer full of crushed oreo cookies.
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Ingredients

Bottom Layer

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 large egg

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 16 ounces confectioners' sugar
  • 15 Double Stuff Oreo Cookies,, coarsely crumbled
  • whipped cream and oreos for garnish,, optional

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat cake mix, melted butter and egg until evenly mixed. It will be very thick.
    Transfer to prepared pan and pat it out evenly.
  • In the same bowl, beat the cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
  • Add the melted butter and 3 eggs and beat until blended.
  • Beat in confectioners' sugar.
  • Stir in the crushed oreos. Pour over the cake mix layer.
  • Bake for 40 to 44 minutes. It should still be gooey in the middle. Be careful not to overbake it.
  • Cool completely and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into squares.
  • Serve with whipped cream and additional cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 597kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe adpated from The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book

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