Name: Malted Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 stick butter (browned, see instructions below); 4 ounces cream cheese (softened); 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup malted milk powder (I used Carnation Brand); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup chocolate chunks or mini chocolate chips; 2 cups coarsely crushed Oreo Cookies

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These Malted Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies are PERFECTION. Brown butter cookies packed with Oreo chunks and chocolate. These are about to become your new favorite cookies!

Table of Contents

Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
What You’ll Need
How To Make The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
What If I Forget To Soften My Cream Cheese?
How To Serve Homemade Cookies
How To Store Leftovers
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Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you are looking for the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies, look no further. The cookies are made with brown butter, they’re crispy around the edges and have a chewy center full of Oreo Cookies and chocolate! The perfect cookie to bring to any and every occasion.

Try my Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies too! Be sure to follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration!

What You’ll Need

butter, salted– For most of my recipes I use salted butter. Unsalted works too.
cream cheese– Use a full-fat cream cheese for best results. Give yourself plenty of time to soften the cream cheese.
light brown sugar– Light brown sugar gives the cookies their sweetness and rich flavor.
granulated sugar– This fine white sugar adds sweetness to the cookie.
egg– For consistency, I use large eggs in my cooking and baking.
pure vanilla extract– Use pure vanilla extract for best tasting results.
all-purpose flour– Flour is the main dry ingredient in the cookies.
malted milk powder– Find the malted milk powder near the breakfast section of the grocery store. Check the baking isle too.
baking soda– Baking soda helps the cookies rise during baking.
kosher salt– Kosher salt is a course salt commonly used in cooking and baking. I prefer it over table salt.
chocolate chunks- Find chocolate chunks near the chocolate chip section. If you can’t find them, you can chop your own chocolate bars, or use regular chocolate chips.
Oreo Cookies– Crush Oreo Cookies that will be mixed into the cookie dough.

How To Make The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silpat liner.
To brown butter, melt stick of butter in small saucepan over medium low heat. Let cook and bubble while swirling pan often, until brown bits start forming on bottom of pan. When butter turns a golden brown color, transfer to a heat proof bowl and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
Place cooled brown butter and cream cheese into a large mixing bowl. Stir until well combined and creamy. Stir in brown sugar and sugar mixing until well combined. Add egg and vanilla mixing well. Slowly add flour, malted milk, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined then add chocolate and Oreo cookies. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet placing 1 inch apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until baked through. Remove and let cool before transferring. Serve room temperature.

This recipe has some special ingredients that make these cookies AMAZING. You’ll need to brown your stick of butter and let it cool slightly before getting started with your cookie recipe. See my post on How To Brown Butter for full details. It’s simple to do and it brings such an amazing flavor to your cookies.

Once your brown butter has cooled slightly add the softened cream cheese and brown butter to a large mixing bowl or stand mixer. Beat well, until smooth and creamy.

What If I Forget To Soften My Cream Cheese?

If you forget to soften your cream cheese in advance, place your block of cream cheese in the oven on “warm” for about 10-15 minutes. That does the trick.

Your egg and vanilla go in next. Mix until smooth and well combined.

Dry ingredients up next! If you’ve never had “malted” cookies don’t be afraid of it. It’s very mild. Another big flavor booster. I use the Carnation brand you can find at most grocery stores.

Crushed Oreo Cookies into the bowl. That’s a gorgeous sight to see!

You can use chocolate chips or chunk your own chocolate like I’ve done here. I love the bloc of chocolate you can get at Trader Joe’s. It’s about $4.99 and lasts me for a long time. I like that the chocolate stays gooey for a while when baked with these chunks.

Give all of the ingredients a good mix. This dough is DANGEROUS. Fair warning.

Make your cookies as large as you’d like. I used a medium cookie scoop and did a heaping scoop so decided to just bake 6 at a time. Place dough 1 inch apart from each other. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until baked through. Let cool before transferring.

You get these gorgeous cookies with the RICHEST flavor and perfect texture. Excited for you to try these.

That chocolate! Enjoy friends.

How To Serve Homemade Cookies

Serve cookies room temperature at any event where cookies are needed. Great for Holidays, birthday parties, baby showers, bake sales…etc.

How To Store Leftovers

Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container, room temperature for up to 3 days.

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