Fruity cream cheese brownies (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Brownies

01 - 1 strawberry cake mix
02 - ½ cup salted butter, melted
03 - 2 large eggs
04 - 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin

→ Cream Cheese Frosting

05 - 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened
06 - ¼ cup salted butter, softened
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - ½ cup powdered sugar
09 - 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream

→ Strawberry Shortcake Crumble

10 - 20 Golden Oreos (about ½ standard package)
11 - 4 tablespoons strawberry gelatin (the remaining amount)
12 - 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted

# Instructions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8-inch glass baking dish with parchment paper, spray with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside.
02 - Mix together ½ cup melted butter, eggs, strawberry cake mix, and 2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin in a medium mixing bowl until well combined (batter will be thick).
03 - Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
04 - Beat together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until combined. Add powdered sugar and heavy cream and beat until smooth and fluffy.
05 - Spread cream cheese frosting over the cooled brownies.
06 - In the bowl of a food processor, pulse Golden Oreos until they are broken into pieces, making sure there are several larger chunks remaining.
07 - Sprinkle the remaining strawberry gelatin over the cookie crumbs and drizzle with melted butter. Pulse in the food processor a few more times until combined.
08 - Sprinkle cookie crumbles over the strawberry brownies and press down into the frosting. Cut into squares and serve.

# Notes:

01 - You can also bake in a 9×13-inch baking dish. The brownies will be thinner, but there will still be enough frosting and cookie crumble to cover in thinner layers. The brownies will also bake in less time.
02 - Adding some of the strawberry gelatin into the brownie batter gives them a punch of extra flavor and also helps to make them extra chewy/fudgy.
03 - Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don't end up with lumps in the cream cheese frosting.
04 - These brownies are thick and sweet. We cut them into nine 2.5×2.5-inch pieces, but 16 smaller pieces would be great for serving with other treats.

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