have you ever wondered what it would be like if you made a cookie with cookies in it? well, it’s kind of like the show-within-a-show trick – but naturally, much better. these best-of-both-worlds concoctions don’t always work out – instead of increasing your utility, the combo disappoints.

but these cookies definitely do not disappoint. they’re certainly more like chocolate chip cookies than oreos, but they add a lovely bit of crunchiness to a traditional soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies. the crunchiness isn’t quite that of the sugar-butter crispiness of a chocolate chip cookies, nor is is soft like a chocolate chip; it’s somewhere in between. and let me say that i think the baking temperature is actually significant in the case of these cookies. 325 is almost like baking your cookies sous-vide – they’re just a bit crunchy at the edges, but totally soft and chewy everywhere else. these cookies are softer than other chocolate chip cookies i’ve made, and despite the inclusion of melted butter, these cookies didn’t spread like crazy when baked immediately after making the dough. in fact, the cookies stay nice and pleasurably thick; i’ve never liked the thin, crispy genre of chocolate chip cookie. (more…)