Make it Monday #4: Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Time to link up with Ashley over at

for another addition of Make it Monday!

Today, I am sharing the BEST cookie recipe I have ever made!  Seriously.  MUST. TRY.  ASAP.

I originally made these cookies for our June dessert party.  The theme was "Desserts you can eat with your fingers" so a cookie seemed logical.

I found the original recipe through this pin.

Source: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com via Erica on Pinterest

Here is the recipe with the changes I made and some pictures to go with the directions:

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1 (4.2 ounce) package instant Oreo Pudding mix

2 1/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 Hershey's Cookies N Cream Candy Bars broken into small pieces (I used 2.6 ounce King Sized bars) **I used 3 normal sixe candy bars and broke them up before taking them out of the package.**

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chipsn **I only used about 1 cup.  With 2 cups these cookies were a bit too rich for me.**

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside. Cream together butter and sugars. Beat in pudding mix until blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the flour mixture and mix to combine. Stir in cookies n' cream pieces and chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.  **I didn't really find the dough to be thick, personally.**

Using a cookie dough scooper, place golf ball sized dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. You do not want to overbake these! Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before moving to a cooking rack. Store in air-tight container. Makes two dozen.  **I did use a scooper... but I got more like 4 dozen cookies!**

As I said before, these are the BEST cookies EVER!  Everyone who has tried them has said how good they are!  You need to go bake the right now.  Seriously... GO! :) 

Oh... and by the way... here are some additional steps you should follow in this recipe if you are a mommy or a wife...

1.  Entertain your baby with the measuring cups.  Of course, only AFTER they have been used and rinsed, so as to not contaminate these delicious cookies with baby drool! :)

2.  Bribe your husband with the extra cookies and creme chocolate bar you bought to do the dishes for you! :)