These Oreo cheesecake cookies are over the top delicious! They are chocolate chip cookies stuffed with a vanilla cheesecake filling and chopped Oreo pieces. These cookies are great for birthdays, holidays, Christmas and more!
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
First, make cheesecake filling. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or until completely creamy.
Scoop out 1 teaspoon sized balls of cheesecake filling. Place on lined pan. Repeat for all mixture. Then, place pan in freezer while making cookies.
Next, make the cookies. In a clean bowl of a stand mixer, add cold butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or until no clumps of butter remain.
Add in eggs and vanilla. Stir until combined.
Add in flour and baking soda. Stir until thick dough is formed.
Fold in chocolate chips and crushed Oreos. Remove cheesecake filling from freezer.
Use spoon to scoop large balls of cookie dough onto lined baking pan. Flatten with hands. Place a cheesecake ball in the middle of each flattened cookie.
Scoop out a smaller ball of dough and flatten it. Place it on top of the cheesecake ball.
Use hands to fully enclose cheesecake ball with cookie dough. See photos above for reference.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just barely set in the middle.
Lastly, remove from oven. Allow cookies to cool for 10 minutes on pan before carefully removing to a cooling rack.
Notes
Use softened, room temperature cream cheese.
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until completely creamy.
Beat butter and sugars until no clumps of butter remain. This usually takes 2 to 3 minutes.
Both gluten free 1 to 1 flour and all purpose flour can be used.
Both gluten free and regular Oreos can be used. Double stuff Oreos also work well.
Cookie dough will be thick.
Do not over bake cookies! Only 9 to 10 minutes is needed.