Description
Indulgent Oreo cheesecake cookies blend creamy cheesecake richness with classic Oreo crunch, creating a delightful dessert sensation. Chocolate lovers will savor these irresistible, melt-in-your-mouth treats that promise pure bliss in every single bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups (155 g) all-purpose flour
- 12 Oreo cookies, crushed
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces (115 g) cream cheese, softened
Sweeteners:
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Warm the kitchen oven to 350F (175C) and prepare two baking surfaces with protective parchment or silicone liners to prevent sticking.
- Combine softened butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a mixing vessel, whipping the mixture until it becomes airy and voluminous, which typically requires vigorous blending for approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Introduce vanilla extract into the creamy base and integrate thoroughly.
- Separately sift flour and baking powder, then methodically incorporate these dry components into the wet mixture, stirring gently to maintain a smooth, cohesive texture without overmixing.
- Delicately fold crushed Oreo cookies into the dough, ensuring even distribution of cookie fragments throughout the mixture.
- Craft uniform dough spheres using approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture per cookie, carefully positioning each rounded portion onto the prepared baking surfaces with sufficient spacing to allow expansion.
- Position the trays in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges become stabilized and surfaces develop a slightly elevated appearance.
- Remove from oven and permit cookies to rest on baking sheets for a brief 5-minute interval, allowing them to solidify and set before transferring to a cooling rack for complete temperature reduction.
Notes
- Softening butter and cream cheese is crucial for achieving a smooth, creamy texture without lumps. Let them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before mixing.
- Crushing Oreo cookies into varying sizes creates delightful pockets of chocolatey crunch throughout the cookie, enhancing overall texture and flavor.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, ensuring the cookies remain tender and delicious for those with dietary restrictions.
- Chilling the dough for 15-20 minutes before baking helps prevent spreading and maintains the cookies’ shape, resulting in picture-perfect treats with crisp edges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 168
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 24 mg