Oreo Stuffed Chocolate M&M Cookies

I made these cookies as a fun treat for my two Hungry Puppies for the 4th of July.  I found Summertime Oreos with blue filling, and Red White and Blue M&Ms.  The cookie dough was mildly difficult to shape around the Oreos because the peanut M&Ms were so large, but they come together just fine, and the peanut M&Ms are an interesting deviation from the regular M&Ms.  They dough may begin to stick to your hands, making it difficult to shape these cookies.  Just clean your hands when this happens, or try dipping your fingers in cool water so they are slightly moist while shaping the dough.


Oreo Stuffed Chocolate M&M Cookies


1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup M&Ms
1 cup Peanut M&Ms
About 12 Oreo cookies


Preheat the oven to 375F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.


In a bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.  Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.  Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, and beat gently until incorporated.  Stir in the M&Ms.  


Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough and flatten slightly.  Place an Oreo on the dough and cover with another 2 tablespoons of dough.  Bring the edges together and seal.  Place the cookie on the baking sheet.  Repeat with remaining Oreos.  If you have leftover dough, either bake it without an Oreo inside, or use extra Oreos until the dough is gone.


Bake the cookies for about 13 to 15 minutes, or until the top is just set and the cookies are slightly cracked on the top.  Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.  Makes about 12 quite large cookies.


Enjoy!  -Cardamommy