Oreo Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 11 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt (not kosher)
• 0.5 (14 ounce) package oreo cookies (more or less to suit your taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cut oreos in four to six pieces with a sharp knife; set aside. don't bash them, it doesn't work as well. you want somewhat sizable chunks. try not to sample chunks.
• 3 blend flour, salt and baking soda together in a bowl.
• 4 in another bowl, cream together butter, shortening and sugars.
• 5 add eggs and vanilla.
• 6 blend in flour mixture in thirds; do not overmix.
• 7 fold in (by hand) chopped oreos and the oreo "dust" left from chopping them up.
• 8 drop by rounded tablespoons and bake 8 minutes. do not overbake these!