Description

These Cookie Monster Cookies are a fun and colorful twist on classic chocolate chip cookies, featuring a vibrant blue dough filled with white and dark chocolate chips, mini cookie pieces, and a whole Oreo surprise center. Perfectly soft and slightly golden at the edges, these cookies are sure to delight both kids and adults alike with their eye-catching appearance and deliciously rich flavor.

Ingredients

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Wet Ingredients

120 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 egg, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
Blue gel food coloring (to desired intensity)

Dry Ingredients

230 g (1 ¾ cups) all-purpose flour
A pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda

Mix-ins

100 g (½ cup) granulated white sugar
50 g (¼ cup) light brown sugar
40 g (¼ cup) dark chocolate chips
40 g (¼ cup) white chocolate chips
30 g (¼ cup) crushed mini cookies
3 Oreo cookies, chopped
12 Oreo cookies, whole (for stuffing)

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Instructions

Mix the Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter with granulated sugar and light brown sugar for 2 minutes until creamy and well combined.
Add Egg, Vanilla, and Coloring: Incorporate the egg, vanilla extract, and blue gel food coloring, mixing with an electric mixer for 1 minute until the batter is smooth with a vibrant blue color.
Fold in Dry Ingredients: Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture using a spatula until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
Add Cookie and Chocolate Mix-ins: Quickly blend in the chopped Oreos, crushed mini cookies, white and dark chocolate chips to evenly distribute throughout the dough.
Chill the Dough: Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to firm up for easier handling.
Shape Cookies with Oreo Center: Take small portions of dough and flatten into discs in your hands. Place a whole Oreo cookie in the center and fold the dough around it, sealing completely.
Rest Cookies Before Baking: Arrange the shaped cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill again for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator or 15 minutes in the freezer to help maintain shape while baking.
Bake: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes or until edges are slightly golden but centers remain soft.
Cool and Serve: Let the cookies cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack or plate. Enjoy your Cookie Monster Cookies fresh!

Notes

Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Substitutions: If you don’t have baking soda, use a full packet of baking powder as a substitute.
Shaping Tip: Use a large round cookie cutter immediately after baking to get perfectly round cookies.
Flavor Tip: Chill the dough for at least 1 hour or overnight to enhance flavor and produce thicker cookies.
Measurement Tip: For best accuracy and consistent results, weigh ingredients using a digital scale when possible.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 280 kcal
Sugar: 18 g
Sodium: 120 mg
Fat: 14 g
Saturated Fat: 8 g
Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 35 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 3 g
Cholesterol: 40 mg