Cookie Stuffed Cookies

It's here! Time for some cookie stuffed cookies!
Joselyn turned 30 this week and found this article at Serious Eats and asked if I could try it out. How I could I resist these awesome looking things?!They give a suggestion for a chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I decided to use my favorite from the Baked cookbook. Have you gotten this cookbook yet? If not, go check it out now! It became a fave of mine very quickly, and they have a good variety of stuff for different skill levels. I have loved everything that I've made out of it, and some of the things I've made several times! I'm sure your local library has it if you want to experiment with it before purchasing.
Anyway, onto the cookies!
I did chocolate chip cookie stuffed with Oreos (double stuff) and Girl Scout Cookie Samoas, but you really could do any cookie combo you liked. This recipe does have you refrigerate the cookie dough for 6 hours before baking, so plan ahead with that. I forgot about it, and started making the cookie at 7:00pm, so I had to assemble and bake the cookies in the morning, but fresh baked cookies make a Monday morning a lot more fun, so it worked out!

Ingredients:

• Whatever cookie you want as the inside (mine were the Oreo & Samoas)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• chocolate chips The Baked recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of chocolate chips, but in reading about these stuffed cookies, it seems that too many chocolate chips overwhelm the flavor of the inside cookie and you can't taste it as well. So I did just over a cup of chocolate chips

 

1. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda together; set aside. <2>

2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars <3>together until smooth and creamy.<4> Scrape down the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated.<5> The mixture will look light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat for 5 seconds.<6>

3. Add half of the flour mixture and mix for 15 seconds.<7> Add the remaining flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. <8>
4. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, fold in the chocolate chips. <9 I promise there are chocolate chips in there!>
5.Cover the bowl tightly and put in the refrigerator for 6 hours. <10>

 6. Preheat oven to 375 & line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 
7. Take a scoop of cookie dough and place it on top of your inside cookie, and a scoop and place it on bottom. <11&12> Push the dough around the cookies and seal the edges so they are completly covered, then place on cookie sheet. <13>
8. Bake for 12-14 minutes & cool on wire rack. <14&15>
9. Enjoy!! <16>


These cookie are BIG, and delicious! I did one batch of cookie dough, and it made 19 of these goodies. Pick your favorite kinds of cookies and enjoy!