Cookies and Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies and cream cookies are soft, loaded with Oreo pieces, and filled with milk chocolate and white chocolate chips. French vanilla cake mix makes the dough easy to prepare, while cream cheese adds richness to every bite!
If cookies n’ cream flavor is your jam, then you have to try my Cookies and Cream Chocolate Poke Cake next! You’ll also love this S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, and these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Cookies and cream is an iconic Oreo flavor used in everything from ice cream to candy bars. So of course I had to play around in the kitchen and come up with my own cookies and cream recipe.
First, I made them with the traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe, then just added in the Oreos. Although they were amazing, they definitely do not compare to this recipe with the cake mix! These Oreo chocolate chip cookies made with cake mix are perfect for when those late-night sweet tooth cravings kick in!
Why You will Love This Cookies and Cream Cookies Recipe:
Easy cake mix recipe: No need to measure flour, sugar, and leavening separately.
Soft texture: Butter and cream cheese create a rich dough with a tender bite.
Loaded with mix-ins: Crushed Oreos and two kinds of chocolate chips make every cookie a little different.
Short chill time: The dough gets a quick 10-minute rest in the refrigerator before baking.
Ingredients you need for Cookies and Cream Cookies:
- French vanilla cake mix: The base of the cookie dough. Use the dry mix straight from the box, without adding the ingredients listed on the package.
- Unsalted butter: Softened butter blends easily into the dough. It should give slightly when pressed but still hold its shape.
- Cream cheese: Adds richness and a little tang to balance the sweetness. Use softened, full-fat block cream cheese.
- Egg: Helps bind the dough together.
- Vanilla extract: Gives the vanilla flavor a little boost.
- Oreo cookies: Crush the whole cookies, filling included. Leave some small chunks so you get recognizable Oreo pieces in each bite.
- Milk chocolate chips: Add pockets of chocolate throughout the cookies.
- White chocolate chips: Bring extra sweetness and complement the cookies and cream flavor.
How to Make Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Mix the wet ingredients
Add the softened butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
Add the cake mix
Mix in the dry French vanilla cake mix just until incorporated. The mixture will be thick like cookie dough.
Fold in the Oreos and chocolate chips
Place the Oreos in a zip-top bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Aim for a mixture of crumbs and small pieces.
Use a sturdy spoon or spatula to fold the crushed Oreos, milk chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips into the dough.
Shape and chill
Portion the dough into evenly sized balls and refrigerate for 10 minutes. While the dough chills, preheat your oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
Bake and cool
Arrange the chilled dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, leaving room between them to spread. Bake for about 12 minutes, watching for set edges and centers that still look soft.
Remove the cookies from the oven and gently press the tops with a spatula to flatten slightly. Let them rest on the baking sheet until firm enough to move, then transfer to a wire rack.
Alternatives and Variations:
- Cream Cheese Replacement: Instead of cream cheese, you can use 1/4 cup plain yogurt and 1/4 cup ricotta cheese.
- Oreos: You can use regular Oreos, double stuffed Oreos, Golden Oreos, or any other variety you like.
- Chocolate Chips: If you do not have chocolate chips, you can use crumbled Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Creme Candy or a chocolate bar instead. You can also add extra chocolate chips to the top of freshly baked cookies.
Pro Tips for the Best Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soften the butter instead of melting it. Melted butter can change how much the cookies spread.
- Bring the cream cheese to room temperature. Cold cream cheese is harder to blend smoothly.
- Keep some Oreo chunks. Crushing everything into fine crumbs loses those bigger cookie bites.
- Avoid overmixing. Once the cake mix is incorporated, fold in the remaining ingredients by hand.
- Use evenly sized portions. This helps the cookies finish baking at the same time.
- Watch the first batch closely. Cookie size and oven temperature affect baking time. Don’t wait for the centers to become firm in the oven.
- Cool your baking sheet between batches. A hot pan can start melting the dough before it goes into the oven.
Storing and Reheating:
Store leftover Oreo chocolate chip cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to one week. For longer storage, flash freeze them by placing the cookie sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes or until they harden. Then place them in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
To defrost, take them out of the fridge and let them soften at room temperature. Warm them up in 10-second intervals if you desire.
FAQ
Absolutely! After chilling the dough for at least 10 minutes, scoop the dough into balls and store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. For longer storage, freeze them. If baking the cookie dough straight from the freezer add an additional 2-3 minutes to the baking time.
No. Add the dry cake mix directly to the cookie dough. Use only the butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla listed in this recipe.
Keep the 10-minute chill in the recipe. It gives the dough a chance to firm up before baking and makes it easier to handle.
Cookies n’ Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box French vanilla cake mix
- 1 stick Unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 4 ounces Cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups Oreo cookies, crumbled
- 1/2 cup Milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup White chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine the softened butter, egg, vanilla, and cream cheese in a large bowl. Using a hand or stand mixer, mix on medium speed until completely mixed. A creamy mixture should be formed.
- Add the Oreo cookies to a large zipper bag and crush them using a rolling pin, or your hand. Crush them as fine, or as chunky as you prefer- just ensure there are still some chunks remaining. Set these aside
- Next, add the cake mix into the cream cheese mixture . Blend on medium speed until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly add the crushed Oreo's and both chocolate chips and combine it into the batter by mixing with a spoon.
- Using your hands, roll the dough into 1/2 inch balls and set aside. Refrigerate the rolled cookie dough for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the cookie dough balls on a non-stick cookie tray, at least one inch apart.
- Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven, and use a spatula to lightly press the cookies down immediately after removing them from the oven.
- Allow cookies to cool on a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough balls.
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That first pic had me drooling!! Amazing recipe too!
Never would have thought to use cake batter. Thanks for the tip!
It makes the moistest cookies ever!
These cookies look amazing!! Delicious Dessert ideas!
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these cookies are so delicious and simply made! A fan fave here!
These cookies are too good! So easy to make and we can’t stop eating them!
These cookies are too good! So easy to make and we can’t stop eating them!
Yay! Thank you.
These look amazing! It’s like a chocolate chip cookie and an Oreo had a delicious baby!
Absolutely!
Omg these cookies look perfect. Can’t go wrong with cookies in cookies!
What a fun combination! Now I want these with some ice cream LOL.
Yes! They’d be amazing with ice cream!
Y-U-M-M-Y! I love everything about this and can’t wait to give these a try!
Thank you!
This is the cookie worth getting up in the middle of the night for… DELICIOUS!
Yes, you’re right!
Just found my favorite new cookie. Can’t wait to try it.
Yes indeed!
STAHPPPPPP!!!! Just when I thought my favorite cookie couldn’t get any better, you go and do this to me, Tamara! This were so perfect.
They are SO ADDICTING!
These cookies are amazing. We made these cookies as a family and it’s definitely my families new favorite sweet to eat!
Awesome! So happy you guys enjoyed them!