Cookie Monster Cookies
A beloved Sesame Street character has given inspiration to these Cookie Monster cookies. These playful treats are made with flour, chocolate chips, and Oreo cookies, putting a colorful, fun, and whimsical spin on classic chocolate chip cookies. They bake up in just 25 minutes and are soft and chewy with a hidden center that surprises everyone who eats them.
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 350kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup apple sauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- blue food coloring
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup crushed cookies
- ¼ cup mini Oreos chopped
- 12 Oreo cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180 C.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, cornstarch and baking powder until well combined.
- Add the softened butter and both sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy.
- Combine the apple sauce, vanilla extract and 3-4 drops of blue food coloring. Beat until smooth.
- Fold in the flour mixture to form a dough.
- Next, add the choc chips, chopped cookies and chopped mini oreo cookies to the dough and stir though.
- Scoop out 2 tbsps of dough and press it flat into the palm of your hand.
- Place an oreo cookie into the center of the dough and cover with more cookie dough.
- Shape into a ball and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on a cooling rack before serving.
Notes
- My #1 Secret Tip for this Cookie Monster cookies recipe is to fully seal the dough around the Oreo center. This keeps the filling soft and prevents it from leaking out during baking.
- Even sizing: If you have a cookie scoop, I recommend using it to help keep the cookies even.
- Refrigerate dough before baking: If the shaped dough balls seem like they are melting or becoming soft, place them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to firm up. This prevents excessive spreading.
- Same size chop: Chop the mini Oreo cookies and the chocolate chip cookies into similar sizes to create a balanced texture.
- Leave room: I leave enough space between each cookie to allow for spreading during the baking stage.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g