recipe: oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies

i think i first saw these on seriouseats.com - they are so ridiculous and so delicious. i keep wanting to try a combo other than oreo/choc chip, but honestly all the delicious options are way too overwhelming. i used the Nestle chocolate chip cookie recipe as the base for these, verbatim (my go-to trusty recipe).

ingredients list: 
- 2 & 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 6 oz chocolate chips
- 1/2 package Oreos


to make: preheat oven to 375. combine four, baking soda, and salt in small bowl. beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in large bowl until creamy. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. little by little stir in flour mixture, then add the chocolate chips. 

roll dough into 1-inch balls. take 2 balls, place an Oreo in between them, and shape the dough around the Oreo until it's completely covered. repeat with remaining dough, and place prepared dough onto parchment - lined cookie sheet, leaving a least 2 inches in between each cookie. this should make about 12 (very large) cookies. 


bake for 9 to 11 minutes until golden brown on edges, then cool on wire racks. 
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um... these are as good as homemade chocolate chip cookies, but with Oreos inside. no brainer. my only complaint is that they are hard to make "pretty"... it's hard not to use too much dough on each cookie, and they can come out looking like giant flying saucers. best if served warm. 9*********.