Pinterest Pickings - Oreo Chip Cookies

I've decided to add a new side to my blog - critiques of recipes I try on Pinterest.  Why?  Because Pinterest is just so darn big, I know I have a problem finding recipes there that I know will work.  I've had a few be downright failures, and then I see the simplest of cookies, only to open up the ingredients only to find directions that direct me to the path of the Woolly Mammoth in Katmandu for milk.  No.  I want something simple that I can either make at 5:30 in the morning when I've got the extreme hankerin' to bake, or a quick dinner at night when I'm shuffling kidlets to and from activities.  So, here goes.

Oh yes, let's not forget my lame attempt at food porn, as seen above.  This photo is of what I made at 6:30 am today - White Chocolate Oreo Cookies.  And they turned out super yummy.

I was walking through Stop and Shop with Kidlet B yesterday, he was amazed at the new Oreo Thins.  "Who would buy these?  I mean, who wants thin Oreos?" was his complaint.  I became fixated on the chocolate wafer cookies, and just knew I had to put them in some sort of recipe.  Ice cream cookie pie - done before, too easy.  I wanted to BAKE something with them.  So I searched Pinterest.

Now, for those of you on Pinterest, you know the minute you type in any category you'll get a thousand hits back.  Such was the case with "Oreo Cookie."  (And no, I did not buy the thin ones.  Thin Oreos?  I agree with my son.  Bring on the Double Stuffed!)  The first recipe that came up required cream cheese in the recipe.  Nope, not in my house.  I did not feel like dragging my sorry arse back out in the heat, back to Stop and Shop, for cream cheese, which I'll admit I'm not a fan of unless it's a needed ingredient.  Next!  The following recipe called for vanilla pudding.  I searched my cabinets, as I usually have some on hand.  I make a great cookie bar with vanilla pudding, but alas - none!  Search, search, search I did until I came upon this great recipe from The Recipe Critic.  Butter - check.  Sugars white and brown - check.  Oreos - check.  White chocolate chips - check.  I was ready to try this out.

The simplicity of the recipe is what I liked best, and the results were fan-yumsterable-tastic.  The only thing I did differently is used half the amount of white chocolate chips (again, I wasn't about to drag my lazy self back to the supermarket for more).  They still came out fantastic!

Crushing the Oreos was very therapeutic.  How do you crush Oreos, you may ask?  Ah, it's a joy, especially early in the morning.  I took out my cutting board, and laid down two pieces of wax paper.  I put down two Oreo cookies atop one another in between the wax paper, and then slammed them with a meat tenderizer.  Oh yeah!  I must remember to use this method again once the school year starts and I feel stress building.  The pieces were just the right size.  Perfect!

My oven baked them at nine minutes (my oven runs true to temperature), but always test your own, and make sure they don't overcook.  They are so chewy and delish.  Put vanilla ice cream between two to make the perfect ice cream sandwich!

Enjoy!