Oreo Cream Chip Cookies

i have a crazy good treat for you today. i actually came across this recipe a while ago and was planning just the right time to make it. the right time presented itself recently.

my niece had a boy/girl pool party for her 10th birthday and i knew this was my opportunity. yes, the perfect opportunity to try out these outrageously decadent cookies and know that i would only be able to eat a couple because thirty ten year olds would soon swoop in and take care of the rest for me.

the plan was perfect, the only problem, the cookies are crazy good. my tummy wanted more. my thighs had had enough though and were grateful for the sugar-happy kids. they managed to eat almost every cookie in between handfuls of gummy bears and spoonfuls of ice cream.

ahh to be a kid again. luckily, these cookies take you right back. the cookies are packed with mini oreos, hershey's cookies and cream candy, oreo pudding mix, and mini chocolate chips. we're talking crazy good with a capital C! the only thing that makes these better is a glass of milk.

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Oreo Cream Chip Cookies
adapted from delightful bitefuls

1 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 (4.2 oz) package instant Oreo Pudding mix
1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
5 oz Hershey's Cookies N Cream Candy Bars broken into small pieces
1 cup mini oreo cookies, cut in half
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

preheat oven to 350°F.

combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside. cream together butter and sugar. 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, oreo pieces, and chocolate chips.

using a scooper, place golf ball sized dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. bake for 7-8 minutes. do not over-bake. let cool for 5 minutes on before moving to a cooking rack. store in air-tight container.