Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't really know what to call these. They exist in the baking world, they're not an original idea of mine, but what on earth do you call them? My initial thought went to the movie Inception. I don't think my brain can take the amount of screwing-over this movie allegedly provides, but I've heard of the whole "dream within a dream" thing and how  "x within a x" has itself become a "thing." And that's exactly what this is! A cookie within a cookie, cookieception if you will.

These are unashamedly... shall we say, indulgent. I appreciate a more euphemistic tone over "food that will make you fat and stuff." These are living proof that it is in fact possible to make chocolate chip cookies/oreos even better than they already are, and aren't all that difficult to make.

The recipe I used was the same chocolate chip cookie dough as one featured in one of my other posts, I'll post it again anyway, though.

There isn't much else to say about these so here's the recipe!

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Adapted from spicy icecream)

• 240g (approx two scant cups) plain flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sea salt (table salt is fine)
• 140g soft unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 110g (just over half a cup) caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 250g milk chocolate chips

Additionally

• One packet of oreos

1.  In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and baking powder.
2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy (around 3-5 minutes) with an electric mixer on medium speed.
3. Add in the egg, mixing until it is well incorporated.
4. Add the vanilla and mix briefly to combine.
5. Add half the flour mixture, mixing on low speed to combine.
6. Repeat with remaining flour mixture.
7. Fold in the chocolate chips with a large metal spoon.
8. Form the mixture into a dough with your hands, ensuring the chocolate chips are well distributed throughout the dough.
9.  Roll the dough into a large ball, wrap twice in cling wrap and place in the fridge to chill for at least twenty minutes.
10. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 175 degrees and roll the dough out into a cylinder with your hands.
11.  Using a sharp knife, cut off two small portions of dough; enough to encase your oreo.
12. Sandwich the oreo in between the two pieces of dough, pushing it all together so that the oreo is completely covered and no longer visible.
13. Repeat with remaining dough/oreos, placing them on a greased and lined baking tray with enough room for the cookies to spread.
14. Bake in the oven for approximately fifteen minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
15. Cool cookies in baking tray for five minutes, before easing them off the baking paper and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.