Mint Oreo Stuffed Cookies are soft, thick mint cookies made with a butter-based dough, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and a touch of peppermint, with a whole Mint Oreo baked into the center of each cookie. This stuffed cookie recipe uses simple pantry ingredients and produces bakery-style mint chocolate cookies with a rich texture and balanced flavor, making them an easy homemade dessert when you want something more interesting than a basic cookie.
Recipe Highlights
- A hidden Oreo surprise: Each cookie is wrapped around a full Mint Oreo, which softens slightly while baking and creates a layered cookie-within-a-cookie situation that feels very extra (in a good way).
- Thick and soft texture: These cookies bake up tall with lightly set edges and a tender center that stays soft for days when stored properly.
- Balanced mint flavor: The peppermint extract adds a cool, clean note that complements the Oreo rather than overpowering it.
- Perfect for holidays and parties: With or without the green tint, these cookies feel festive and fun and always stand out on a dessert table.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Butter: Softened butter creams smoothly with the sugars, creating a rich base and helping the cookies bake up thick and tender.
- Granulated sugar: Adds sweetness and contributes to slightly crisp edges.
- Brown sugar: Brings moisture, chewiness, and depth of flavor that balances the mint.
- Eggs: Bind the dough and give the cookies structure without making them cakey.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances the overall flavor and rounds out the sweetness.
- Peppermint extract: Provides the mint flavor—use a light hand, because a little goes a long way.
- All-purpose flour: The foundation of the dough, giving the cookies structure while staying soft.
- Baking soda: Helps the cookies rise and prevents them from spreading too much.
- Salt: Essential for balancing sweetness and bringing out all the flavors.
- Green food coloring (optional): Completely optional, but fun if you’re making these for holidays or themed events.
- Mint Oreo cookies: The star of the recipe, baked whole inside each cookie for a surprise center.
Helpful Tips
Full instructions for making the recipe can be found on the recipe card below, but here are a few helpful tips.
- Seal the Oreo completely: Make sure the dough fully covers the Mint Oreo with no cracks or thin spots. This keeps the cookie looking clean after baking and prevents the Oreo from baking directly on the pan.
- Don’t overmix the dough: Once the flour is added, mix just until combined. Overmixing can lead to denser cookies and less of that soft, bakery-style texture.
- Slightly underbake for soft centers: The cookies should look just a bit underdone in the middle when you take them out. They’ll continue setting as they cool, which helps them stay soft instead of dry.
- Chill if the dough feels too warm: If the dough is very soft or sticky, a short chill can make stuffing and sealing the cookies much easier without affecting the final texture.
Storage Instructions
- Room temperature: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for several days.
- Freezing baked cookies: Fully cooled cookies can be frozen and thawed at room temperature before serving.
- Freezing cookie dough: Stuffed dough balls freeze well and can be baked from frozen with a slightly longer bake time.
FAQs
Can I use regular Oreos instead of Mint Oreos?
Yes, but the mint flavor won’t be as pronounced. If you use regular Oreos, you may want to keep the peppermint extract for that minty kick.
Do these cookies spread a lot?
No, they’re designed to stay thick. As long as the dough isn’t overly warm and you don’t over-cream the butter, they’ll hold their shape nicely.
Can I make the dough ahead of time?
Yes. The dough can be prepared and refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking. Let it sit at room temperature briefly if it’s too firm to scoop.
Can these be frozen?
Absolutely. You can freeze the stuffed dough balls and bake them straight from the freezer—just add an extra minute or two to the bake time.
How should I store baked cookies?
Store them in an airtight container at room temperature. They’ll stay soft for several days, though they rarely last that long.
More delicious mint cookie recipes to try:
- Made with classic ingredients plus chocolate chips and crushed mint Oreos, Mint Oreo Cookies deliver a rich chocolate mint flavor in every bite.
- Light, slightly crunchy, and packed with mint flavor, Mint Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies get an extra boost from added chocolate chips and look just as good as they taste.
- Soft cookies topped with mint frosting, Frosted Mint Chocolate Cookies taste similar to classic Thin Mints and are an easy recipe you can make any time of year.
- Using a chocolate cake mix, this simple recipe for Easy Homemade Mint Oreo Cookies creates soft, perfectly sweet mint chocolate sandwich cookies everyone loves.
- Chewy and chocolatey with a melted Andes mint on top, Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies combine rich chocolate and smooth mint flavor using simple pantry ingredients.
- Made with pudding mix, mint extract, and chocolate chips, Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are a fun dessert option for anyone who loves mint chip ice cream.
These Mint Oreo Stuffed Cookies are a solid choice when you want a soft, bakery-style cookie with a clear mint chocolate flavor and simple ingredients.
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