Award Winning Gluten Free Cookies n Cream Cookie Recipe

I came up with this recipe on a Friday afternoon and won an award for it at a cookie bakeoff the next day! This Award Winning Gluten Free Cookies n Cream Cookie Recipe is super easy to make with just 8 ingredients and is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

These cookies remind me of cookies n cream ice cream but in cookie form, and they pair perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! If you're looking for a delicious, soft cookies with that classic cookies and cream flavor, then these are the perfect cookies for you! 

?This is a great recipe to get the kids involved with. My little guy loves breaking the Oreos into pieces! Once you try these cookies, they're sure to become of your favorite cookie recipes!

Ingredients

Gluten Free Flour: This is one of the trickiest ingredients out there for gluten free bakers. Some are dry, some taste "floury," some don't work at all, and then there are a few that make you forget you're gluten free! Cup4Cup is my go-to brand for all purpose flour with King Arthur Measure for Measure at a close second. Both work great for this recipe 

Butter: I like baking with salted butter because it creams together with sugar better. If you opt for unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt

Sugar: just plain ol' granulated sugar is all we're using for the base of this cookie recipe. Most of my cookies use brown sugar, but this cookie tastes best with just granulated sugar

Vanilla: Is it even a cookie recipe without vanilla extract?!

Baking Powder: I found out by accident that this ingredient is not necessary, but your cookie won't flatten out without it unless you flatten the cookie dough balls prior to placing in the oven

Egg: I have not made this particular cookie recipe with an egg substitute

White Chocolate Chips: Ghirardelli white chocolate chips have the best flavor in my opinion, and they're gluten free. If you like another brand of white chips better, feel free to use them

Gluten Free Oreos: Chunks of Oreo cookies are what give this cookies n cream cookie recipe their signature flavor! You don't want to use fine crumbs for this recipe; it's gotta be Oreo cookie chunks. If you can't find gluten free Oreos, any gluten free chocolate sandwich cookie will work

See recipe card for ingredient amounts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper

The you're going to add softened butter to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. If you're like me and always forget to set your cold butter out ahead of time, check out these tips for softening butter quickly. If you're using unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt, and then using a hand mixer or your stand mixer's paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium speed until smooth

Now we're going to add the sugar to the creamy butter and mix on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy

Add vanilla and egg and mix again until combine

Now we're going to add the flour and baking powder and mix on low speed (to prevent flour from going all over the place) until all ingredients have been incorporated and a dough has formed. Be sure not to over-mix the dough or it will dry out your cookies

Gently fold in white chocolate chips and Oreo pieces. To crush the Oreos, place them in a plastic sandwich bag and gently hit them with a rolling pin or the palm of your hand until you have bitesized pieces

Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough out onto prepared baking sheet. Space them about 2-3 inches apart and gently flatten with your palm or the bottom of a round glass. You can skip the flattening step if you prefer a thicker cookie

Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Baking times may vary depending on your oven

Storage

Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days (if you haven't eaten them all by then!)

You can make the dough up to 2 days ahead of time and store it in the fridge in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap until you're ready to bake. Allow the dough to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes prior to baking

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