These Chocolate Oreo Cookies are the ultimate chocolate cookie! Each cookie is packed with chunks of Oreos and white chocolate chips making each bite absolutely delicious.
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Why This Cookie Works
There is something about the crunch and flavor of an Oreo that I adore. Not only do they taste good, but they work great in so many easy dessert recipes. The most common way we use them are in a cookie crust or in these cookies and cream cookies.
This week I was craving chocolate, so I decided to make chocolate cookies with Oreos. These fat cookies are so easy to make, and they are loaded with lots of cookie chunks and white chocolate chips.
If you love Oreos, you are going to fall head over heels in love with these white chocolate Oreo cookies made from scratch.
- Easy to make in minutes. The chocolate dough comes together quickly in one bowl.
- Loaded with chocolate goodness. Not only are they made with cocoa powder, they also have chocolate cookie chunks and white chocolate chips in them.
- No chilling required! You can roll and bake this dough as soon as you mix it up.
- Super thick and puffy cookies. These cookies are meant to be fudgy and chewy.
Make sure you have a glass of milk ready. These dark chocolate cookies are decadent and insanely delicious.
Key Ingredients
Get ready to make this chocolate Oreo cookie recipe using basic ingredients from your pantry, plus a few extra special ingredients.
- Unsalted Butter - Provides a rich flavor in the dough.
- Sugar - A mixture of granulated sugar and brown sugar makes these cookies sweet and soft.
- Egg - Binds the ingredients together and gives the dough moisture.
- Black Cocoa Powder - This is the secret ingredient in these cookies. It gives the Oreo cookies their signature color and taste. You can also use any Dutch processed cocoa powder.
- All Purpose Flour - Adds structure the cookie dough.
- Baking Powder - Helps the cookies rise slightly as they bake.
- Mix-Ins - Oreo cookie chunks and white chocolate chips give the cookies a delicious cookies and cream flavor. If you love all kinds of mix-ins, you will want to try out these popcorn cookies as well!
Have extra Oreo cookies? Make these Oreo chocolate chip cheesecake bars, Oreo stuffed rice krispie treats, or even some Oreo caramel apples.
How to Make Chocolate Oreo Cookies
The dough for these Oreo chunk cookies comes together in minutes and can be baked right away.
Step 1. Combine the wet ingredients. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg and extract and mix again.
Step 2. Add the dry ingredients. Mix in the flour, salt, baking powder, and black cocoa powder until a soft dough forms.
Step 3. Gently stir in the mix-ins. Add chopped Oreos and white chocolate chips to the bowl and stir very gently.
Step 4. Scoop and bake. Use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop to make 12 large dough balls. Place on a sheet pan lined with parchment or a Silpat and add more chips to the top before baking. Remove and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.
Storage Recommendations
On the Counter - Store the baked cookies in a tightly sealed container once they have cooled completely.
In the Freezer - Baked cookies can also be made ahead of time and frozen for later. Place cookies in individual baggies or in between layers of parchment paper in larger bags or containers. Keep for 1-2 months in the freezer.
Tips and Tricks
- Feel free to use your favorite chocolate chips in place of the white chips. These cookies would be great with milk chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, or dark chocolate.
- You can use Hershey's special dark cocoa in place of the black cocoa. I don't recommend using regular cocoa in this particular cookie recipe because it will give the cookie a different flavor.
- Add extra white chips to the tops of the cookies before and after baking for the best bakery look.
- These white chocolate Oreo cookies do bake up extra thick and puffy because of all the extra mix-ins. If you want a thinner cookie, press the dough balls down slightly before baking.
- For bakery looking cookies, use a large round cookie cutter. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, place it around the cookie without cutting anything off. Use a swirling motion to mold the hot cookie into a perfect circle.
- Warm day old cookies in the microwave for 10-15 seconds for that fresh from the oven taste.
Fun Cookie Fact: Oreo cookies are the world's #1 top selling cookie. They are sold in over 100 countries, and over 450 billion cookies have been sold since the company started in 1912.
Recipe FAQs
Oreo cookies get their signature dark color from black cocoa powder. The cocoa beans are soaked in a solution that removes the acidity and smooths out the flavor. As a result, the beans are also darkened which gives the cocoa powder its black look.
Regular cocoa powder comes from roasted and ground cocoa beans. Baked goods will have a light brown color after baking.
Dutch processed cocoa powder has the acidity from the beans removed during a soaking process before roasting and grinding. The powder that comes from these beans is much darker color.
Always use the type of cocoa powder that a recipe calls for. Using the wrong type of cocoa powder can affect the end result of your baked goods.
No, you can leave the cream filling in the cookies. Just roughly chop the whole cookie with a large knife.
These cookies are meant to bake up thick and puffy. If you want a flatter cookie, slightly press the dough ball down with the palm of your hand before baking.
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Recipe
Chocolate Oreo Cookies
These Chocolate Oreo Cookies are the ultimate chocolate cookie! Each cookie is packed with chunks of Oreos and white chocolate chips making each bite absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup black cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups Oreo cookie chunks (12 cookies)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a Silpat or parchment on a large baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla, and salt and beat again.
- Mix in the baking powder, cocoa powder, flour until a soft and stiff dough forms.
- Add the Oreo chunks and ¾ cups white chocolate chips and stir by hand to distribute. Do this gently, so you don't break up the chunks of cookies more.
- Use a 3 tablespoon scoop to divide dough into 12 scoops. Roll into balls and place a few extra chips on top of the balls.
- Place 6 at a time on prepared pan and bake 9 minutes. (If the cookies bake odd shaped, use an extra large round cookie cutter to swirl around the hot cookies quickly, forming perfectly round cookies.)
- Let cool on hot pan 2 minutes, then gently remove and place on a wire racks. Press extra white chips into the tops of the hot cookies and let cool completely.
Notes
- Feel free to use your favorite chocolate chips in place of the white chips. These cookies would be great with milk chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, or dark chocolate.
- You can use Hershey's special dark cocoa in place of the black cocoa, but I don't recommend using regular cocoa in this particular cookie recipe.
- Add extra white chips to the tops of the cookies before and after baking for the best bakery look.
- These white chocolate Oreo cookies do bake up extra thick and puffy because of all the extra mix-ins. If you want a thinner cookie, press the dough balls down slightly before baking.
- For bakery looking cookies, use a large round cookie cutter. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, place it around the cookie without cutting anything off. Use a swirling motion to mold the hot cookie into a perfect circle.
- Warm day old cookies in the microwave for 10-15 seconds for that fresh from the oven taste.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 382Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 195mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 32gProtein: 5g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Oreo peppermint cookies was first published December 2011. It was updated and republished February 2023.
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Kristi
The things you come up with!
I missed this last year. Glad I found them this time! They're perfect for our Christmas party on Sat.
Sona
how many does one recipe make?
Jocelyn
I have to honestly say I don't remember. I'm sorry. I want to say about 2-3 dozen, depending on how big you make them.
coconut
Oh they sound great, on my list for next year they go!
Kim McCallie
I love the idea of using the peppermint patty candies. Looks and sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
Colleen
I found these on Pinterest and made them today. They are awesome!! I am also excited to make these with other "pieces"! Thanks for posting!
Kara @ Mine for the Making
Why must you do this to my Jocelyn? Drooling on my computer is SO unattractive! 😉
Holly
Oh yes. I'll take 20 of these babies Jocelyn! YUM! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas! 🙂
Something Swanky
Pinned!!!!!
Stephanie Doyle
Yum!!! Those looks so good! 🙂
Erin
Oh man. These look delicious! And I have all the ingredients. Yeah! They're on the list for today. Thanks.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Wowza! These look amazing. I do need more cookies...I can never get enough. 🙂
Michele {The Scrap Shoppe}
Yum!! Good thing I need to go to the grocery store anyway tomorrow. 🙂 These have me drooling on my keyboard!
Brandi
Oh friend these look delicious! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Aimee
Oh joy. I'm a big fan of putting crushed Oreos in cookies. Until you try it, you can't even imagine how good it tastes. These look awesome girl!!