Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

These tasted basically like Oreos, but with the texture of a normal cookie.  Pretty tasty, very easy, and a great way to use up the stale Oreos that were in my cabinet from my last Oreo baking adventure.  I didn't have any mini chocolate chips, so I skipped them.  The cookies still turned out.  I have no idea what makes them rise, but they don't fall flat like I was expecting them to.

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/03/22/oreo-cheesecake-cookies/


½ cup butter (or margarine), softened
3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature (or straight out of the fridge & tossed in with your slightly-too-melted butter)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Oreo cookie crumbs

Mix together everything but the Oreo bits.  Make little cookie dough balls, roll them in the Oreo bits, put them on a baking sheet.  Bake at 375 for about 12 minutes.  I could tell they were done because when I took one off the tray, the bottom was golden brownish.

The first batch before baking.  They don't change size or appearance much after baking.

The second batch after baking.  I had a little less than a cup of Oreo crumbs, so I ran out before the end of the dough, but they still turned out well!