Mint Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

I'm pretty convinced that there can't be a dessert better than cheesecake, but these cookies have the taste of cheesecake in the form of a chocolate chip cookie. As if that couldn't be enough, they're also coated in cookies--crushed Oreos! When I first tried this recipe from Brown Eyed Baker, I loved it (enough to make it twice in one week!). If the speed with which the first batch disappeared is any indication, everyone at work loved them too. But this week I had a craving for mint, so I decided to try the cookies with the mint double-stuff Oreos. The result was amazing--a soft, cheesecake cookie with a hint of mint!

Mint Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

1 cup butter (2 sticks)

2 cups sugar

1( 8 ounce) package of cream cheese

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups flour

1 ½ cups chocolate chips

2 cups oreo cookie crumbs (traditional OR mint!)

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Crumble oreo cookies and place the crumbs in a bowl.

2.       In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, and sugar. Mix in the vanilla until combined.

3.       Mix in the salt and flour until incorporated.  Mix in the chocolate chips.

4.       Scoop the dough into balls and roll each ball in the cookie crumbs. The dough balls should be completely covered.

5.       Place cookie balls on a greased baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges begin to brown.

Recipe adapted from Multiply Delicious and Brown Eyed Baker