Cookies n' Cream Cookie
After baking the enormous Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, I had half a package of double-stuffed oreos left. I wasn't sure what to do with them at first, especially since I'm not a big consumer of store-bought cookies. However, one of my favorite baking blogger's Kirbie, from Kirbie's Cravings, had my solution in the form of her Chewy Cookies and Cream Cookies.
Kirbie has a lot of fun recipes on her blog. She takes a single ingredient and makes over five different baked goods using it. Oreos is one of those ingredients. She features cookies, muffins, cupcakes, as well as other tasty treats that feature oreos. What I appreciate the most, is not only her fun and love for food, but she definitely enjoys experimenting and adapting recipes to create her own unique ones, such as these chewy cookies and cream cookies.
I really enjoyed these cookies. These treats are essentially a simple chewy sugar cookie, with oreos directly mixed into the cookie mixture, which really incorporates the cream from the oreo filling within the batter. Therefore, in every bite you truly receive an essence of oreo cookie bits, and the creamy filling, that we all love when we indulge in cookies 'n cream ice cream.
I made my cookies pretty small in comparison to Kirbie. However, having a lot of small cookies and only a few large cookies is better in my book, especially when you have sugar crazed food critiques friends eating them all. I was told that I might have over baked the cookies a bit, since they weren't up to "chewy" standards. However, I liked the amount of time I used. If you prefer your cookies slightly chewier and more under baked then try taking them out a few minutes earlier then I list below! Enjoy!
Cookies and Cream Cookies
Adapted from Kirbie's Cravings
Yields: 32 Small Cookies (or 16 Large Cookies)
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
About 14 Oreo Cookies
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set Aside
3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Gradually blend in dry ingredients in large bowl, until dough is formed.
5. Add oreos directly into batter and beat on medium high speed until oreos are crushed and blended into dough.
6. Roll dough into balls about 1 - 1.5 inches in diameter, or whatever size you please, and place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake about 11-12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden around the edges. Cookies will be initially puffy when taken out form the oven and will flater after they cool.
What I Did Differently:
1. I believe I used 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour.
2. I definitely softened the two sticks of butter in the microwave, rather than waiting for them to soften to room temperature.
3. I believe I only had 12 oreos (2 must have been eaten).
4. A note for when you add in the Oreos to the dough: I only have a hand mixture, and when I started beating the oreos with the mixture the cookie bits started to go flying. I would recommend adding in half (so six-seven) of the Oreos at a time, or pre crush them just a little bit (you want to add them in fairly whole so you truly mix the cream filling into the dough).
