Oreo Stuffed Cake Mix Rainbow Cookies

Hope you all are staying in and staying sane! I'm enjoying my days off this week by spending it with our niece. I was notified this past Sunday of my dietetic internship location and will be sharing a post about it early next week. It's been quite the whirlwind and I am trying to get things in order, so be on the lookout for that. Onto more important things.... this delicious fun looking cookie above. The concept of using a boxed cake mix for cookies is not only exciting because of the simplification of getting ingredients together, it also can be used in a pinch when cookies are needed and little ingredients are had. I first made these types of cookies 4-5 years ago before I took my food science classes at BG and now knowing the science behind baking, it just makes sense how these work! 

Ingredients:

1 box White Cake mix (ensure it is the 18.5 oz box)

2 eggs (room temp)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup favorite sprinkles 

1 container of Vanilla Oreo Thins 

How to:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. 

In a large bowl, add all ingredients except the sprinkles and Oreos. Mix until smooth and then add sprinkles and stir until just combined. 

Place dough in the refrigerator for 30-45 mins to firm up and then remove. 

Scoop out two- 2 Tbsp worth portions of dough and round each into a ball, take one and flatten into palm of hand and place an Oreo flat on top, then use other ball to surround top portion of Oreo by pressing firmly on top and around edges to create a completely stuffed cookie saucer shape. Place on parchment paper about 2 inches apart. 

Bake for 10-12 mins or until golden brown on edges. 

Remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for 3-5 mins. Enjoy! 

When I was enjoying these the other day for my snack, I was thinking about how delicious they would have been dipped in some white chocolate. That combination would be great as well. Cake mix cookies are such a simple and quick no fuss way to create some yummy cookies on the fly. This recipe could be modified with chocolate cake mix and another flavored Oreo- get creative! I'm going to list some combinations below that I think would be amazing. 

spice cake mix + Biscoff cookies

chocolate cake mix + crushed nuts

lemon cake mix + white chocolate chips

pumpkin spice cake mix + cinnamon chips

red velvet cake mix + white chocolate chips

chocolate cake mix + peanut butter chips 

strawberry cake mix + white chocolate chips

white cake mix + Fruity Pebbles

german chocolate cake mix + Rolo, Butterfinger, Reese's cup or Pieces, M&M Candies, or mini chocolate chip pieces

The possibilities are endless!