Name: Cookies ‘n Cream Extreme Brownies
Yield: 24 -36 bars
Ingredients: For the Brownies:; 2 sticks (1 cup or 8 ounces unsalted butter); 1 1/3 cups 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips (I used Hershey’s Special Dark); 4 large eggs; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon cake flour; 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch process or regular or Special Dark); 15 Oreo Cookies (or, if you can find them, use the White Fudge Covered Oreos); For the Fluffy White Frosting:; 8 tablespoons vegetable shortening (Crisco); 1/2 stick (1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened); 1 cup marshmallow creme (such as Fluff); 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or another 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract); 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar; Topping:; About 1 1/4 cups (or more Oreo Mini Cookies); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons very hot water