These delicious cookies are my take on a Pinterest recipe I found for 4th of July. Rather than using the red, white, and blue m&ms the original recipe suggests in the cookies, I used dark and white chocolate to create these soft, irresistible cookies & cream cookies!

Do note that these cookies bake soft and refrigerating the dough beforehand helps a lot. If you find your cookies are too soft after the 10 minutes, keep them in the oven for a few minutes longer until they’re a bit more set. But remember, they will stiffen as they cool. Plus… they’re absolutely delicious straight out of the oven when they’re doughy and warm!

Ingredients

• 1 vanilla cake mix (I love Trader Joe’s!)
• 8 TBS unsalted buter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 14 Oreo cookies (semi-crushed)
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix together the dry cake mix, butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until combined
2. Slowly add in the Oreo cookie chunks, being careful not to over mix
3. Slowly add in the chocolate chips (both dark and white), mix until evenly distributed
4. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour
5. While the dough chills, heat the oven to 350 F
6. Scoop the dough into even balls (about 25 cookies) and arrange on a cookie sheet (be aware that the dough spreads a bit)
7. Bake for 10 minutes
8. Remove from the oven and let cool
9. Enjoy!