National Oreo Cookie Day

By the numbers:

Approximately 34 billion OREO cookies are sold each year – 92 million cookies per day – with 10 billion of those cookies sold in the U.S. annually. An estimated 500 billion OREO cookies have been sold since the first OREO biscuit was developed in 1912. 

Snackers like to dunk while others pull their cookies apart before eating. How about you? 

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies

Who knew there could be one more cookie recipe out there to try. This one is a keeper and I declare it absolutely delicious! Raise your hand if you like a cookie with chocolate and a wee bit of mint flavor for the month of March. The cookies are rich and decadent. They have a few fun mix-ins with chocolate chips and chopped-up mint Oreo cookies. The refreshing mint twist is SO good!

 The recipe is adapted from twopeeasandtheir pod and makes 2-1/2 dozen cookies. 

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies
Ingredients

• 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups chopped mint Oreo cookies (can use Oreo Thin Mint Cookies) 

• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup Guittard mint chips or chopped-up Andes mints
• Optional sea salt for sprinkling on cookies

Directions:

• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• With a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
• Use a food processor to coarsely chop the cookies.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Don't over-mix.
• Stir in the chopped Oreos and chips.
• Place in the freezer for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Roll cookie dough into 2-inch balls and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the cookies for 9 minutes or until the cookies are set around the edges but still soft in the center. Don't overbake. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sea salt if using. Let the cookies sit on a baking sheet for 3 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

A couple of my favorite Oreo Cookie Recipes 

Grasshopper Pie https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2014/01/grasshopper-pie.html

Salted Caramel Oreo Cookie Icebox Cake

https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2020/01/salted-caramel-oreo-oreo-icebox-

cake.html

 

Oreo Mint Cookie Brownies

https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2021/03/national-oreo-cookie-day.html