Cookies and Cream Cookies

By aamundson

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter (1 cup)
• 1 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 t. pure vanilla
• 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder (I used Hershey's Special Dark), but if you don't like dark, just use regular cocoa powder.
• 2 1/4 cups AP flour
• 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12 oz. Hershey's Cookies and Creme drops (if you can't find these because they are a new item use coarsely chopped Cookies and Cream Kisses OR Hershey's Cookies and Creme Bars)

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat to 350
2.Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy and light.
3.Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4.On low, slowly beat in cocoa powder until well incorporated.
5.On low mix in your remaining dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt).
6.Fold in you Cookies and Creme drops and chocolate chips until evenly incorporated.
7.Drop by large tablespoonful on a parchment lined baking sheet.
8.I recommend under baking these. So bake for approx 12 minutes or until edges are set.
9.When done baking let cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling.

To make bars, press dough into a 13x9 inch greased pan. Bake for 25 minutes and test center for doneness.