Hi friends! I’m back at the baking, and decided to create a new cookie! For those of you who have eaten Oreo balls before, it’s a spin off of that. For those who haven’t experienced the Oreo ball delights, imagine this: soft Oreo filling, stuffed in a chocolate cookie with white chocolate chips in just the right places!

Is your mouth watering yet? Here’s the recipe! 

Ingredients:

Oreo Filling

• 1 package Reduced Fat Oreo’s
• 8 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature

You can use regular Oreo’s or cream cheese, but I was trying to keep the calorie and fat count down. Plus, the less fat there is in the filling, the less likely it is to melt in the oven! 

Chocolate Cookie

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 package white chocolate chips (optional, but definitely recommended)

First, make the Oreo filling. It’s super easy! Just crush up the whole package of Oreo’s in a plastic bag, and pour them into a mixing bowl. Then, put the cream cheese in the bowl with the crushed Oreo’s. Using a hand mixer, combine the cream cheese and Oreo’s until it’s dark brown and thoroughly mixed. Set it aside. Here’s what it should look like: 

 

Now it’s time for the cookie dough! Start by softening the margarine. When it’s softened, add the brown sugar and the granulated sugar, and mix until the butter is creamed and fully combined with the sugar. Add the eggs and mix. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Then add the flour, baking soda, cocoa, and salt and mix well until everything is completely mixed. Before adding the white chocolate, this is what it should look like.

 

Fold in the white chocolate chips. If you feel like doing a quality check, feel free to take a spoonful of the dough and taste it! I definitely did!

Now comes the exciting part: assembling the stuffed cookies! There were three different methods I tested, and all had completely different results. I’ll list them here according to the result, and you can decide which one you’d rather use.

Mounded, Thick Cookies with Chunks of Oreo

To get these types of cookies, take a spoonful of dough and lay it on a baking sheet. Then, using the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in granulated sugar, press the cookie flat. Put a 1/4 tsp of Oreo filling in the middle of the dough patty, and then pile more dough on top of the Oreo filling. Gently fold the edges of the bottom patty up so that the Oreo filling is enclosed. The process is depicted below:

 

 

Very Flat, Soft Cookies with Oreo Throughout

This process is almost like making stuffed sugar cookies, and it’s really simple! It’s easier than the first method, in my opinion, but you can choose what you wish! First, take a spoonful of cookie dough and roll it in a bowl of granulated sugar. Then, press it flat in your palms. Take a 1/4 tsp of Oreo filling and put it in the middle of the patty. Then, fold the dough around the Oreo filling and roll it into a ball again. Place it on the baking sheet, and with a sugared drinking glass, press it flat.

 

Thick, Soft Cookies with Oreo Throughout

These were my personal favorites, and also won the prize among my test subjects! This is the easiest method, and in my opinion yields the best cookie. Do the same method as listed above, but don’t press it flat with a glass; just leave it in a ball on the baking sheet. This is how they looked:

After you’ve chosen your favorite method, put the cookies in a 325ºF oven for 12 minutes (after 6 minutes, switch the baking sheets to the other rack in the oven). Make sure to enjoy some right after they come out of the oven- they’re soooo yummy warm!

Since I couldn’t eat all of these myself, I made up little plates of them and gave them away. I had extra Oreo filling left over, so I made regular Oreo balls! That’s another super easy recipe: just take a scoop of Oreo ball filling, and roll it in melted white chocolate and drizzle milk chocolate on top.

 

These cookies were so yummy, my friends couldn’t stop eating them! They also made a great little gift in the small plates. If you’re in the mood for chocolate, go ahead and try this recipe! You won’t be disappointed!