Triple Chocolate Cookies

It tastes just as good as it sounds and it made me wonder why I'd never mixed ground up cookies into my cookie batter before, because it's a brilliant idea (especially with Oreos).
I've since made these cookies two more times because they've become a new favorite.

I don't have a food processor (which if you read this blog often enough, you'd know) which may seem like a setback, but it's no problem at all. In order to crush cookies, crackers, and the like, all I do is take a ziploc bag, put the cookies in, and smash them up with a rolling pin. Sometimes (like with Oreos, specifically because the cream in the cookie makes it stick to the bag in large amounts), it's easier to smash one cookie at a time. It's tedious but worth it if you don't have a food processor. All that smashing is probably good for stress too.

Triple Chocolate Cookies (recipe via picky palate)

• 2 sticks softened butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, I used semi-sweet
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 15 whole Oreo Cookies, finely ground

Preheat oven to 350°F and get a large baking sheet ready.
In a stand or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well combined.

Place flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Add to wet ingredients along with cocoa powder, ground Oreos, and chocolate chips, slowly mixing until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart from each other.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until cooked through. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.