These Cookie Monster Cookies are the cutest! Big, thick cookies are studded with white chocolate chips, mini Oreos, and mini chocolate chip cookies. The dough is that familiar Cookie Monster blue, which makes these cookies a total hit with kids.
Ingredients
½cupunsalted buttersoftened
¾cuplight brown sugar
¼cupgranulated sugar
1large egg
1teaspoonvanilla extract
blue food coloring
2cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonbaking powder
⅔cupwhite chocolate chipsdivided
⅔cupmini Oreosdivided
⅔cupmini chocolate chip cookiesdivided
Instructions
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the egg, vanilla, and a bit of blue food coloring. Add more food coloring as needed to reach your desired shade.
Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.
Add approximately half each of the white chocolate chips, mini Oreos, and mini chocolate chip cookies, reserving the remaining portion to use to top the cookies before baking. Use your mixer or a spoon to break up the cookies just a bit while stirring them in.
Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and form each portion into a ball. Place on a lightly greased or lined cookie sheet.
Break up the remaining mini Oreos and mini chocolate chip cookies. Press the cookies and white chocolate chips into the top of each cookie dough ball.
Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350ºF and place each dough ball at least 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden brown.
Cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
You must refrigerate these cookies before baking to keep them chewy.
Gel food coloring works best.
You can switch out the white chocolate chips for regular chocolate chips if you like.
This recipe makes 6 large cookies but you can divide the dough into 12 regular-size cookies if you prefer. Just watch the bake time as they will likely take less time to bake.