Birthday Cake Oreo Blondies

It's no secret that I love cookies, so when I was planning what to bake for a treat for my birthday last week, blondies came to mind since they are essentially a cookie in bar form. This cookies & cream blondie recipe is loaded with white chocolate chips and Oreo cookies. I went with the birthday cake flavor to add some extra festiveness, but you could choose any - from the classic to double stuffed to golden Oreos.

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
16 birthday cake oreos, broken into chunks

directions

{1}
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan, and set aside.

{2}
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and blend well.

{3}
In a large bowl, stir together the dry pudding mix, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Slowly add this mixture to the stand mixer until fully combined.

{4}
Gently fold in the white chocolate chips and oreo pieces.

{5}
Pour batter into greased pan and smooth the top. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Do not overbake - the center should be set but still gooey. Enjoy!