White Chocolate oreo cheesecake Cookies #CreativeCookieExchange

The theme for this months Creative Cookie Exchange is white chocolate, I had the white chocolate in the pantry and cream cheese in the fridge so I came up with these cookies. They taste really good and it's hard to stop at one.

 Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
185 gm (3/4 cup) butter, room temperature
85 gm (3 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups plain (All-purpose) flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup crushed Oreo’s
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions: Preheat oven to 175C (350 degrees F). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add in the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix until combined. Slowly add in the flour and salt until just combined. Fold in the crushed ore’s and white chocolate chips.

Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. Gently press down with the back of a spoon to flatten a bit. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden.

Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy.

The theme this month is White Chocolate! White chocolate is seriously underrated as a baking ingredient--it complements so many other flavors so nicely, like citrus, spices, berries, winter squash, etc. So if you want to see all the ways white chocolate can be used to make terrific cookies, you have come to the right place! If you are a blogger and want to join in the fun, contact Laura at thespicedlife AT gmail DOT com and she will get you added to our Facebook group, where we discuss our cookies and share links.

You can also just use us as a great resource for cookie recipes--be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:

• Citrus and Olive Oil Biscotti with White Chocolate Chunks from The Spiced Life
• White Chocolate Snickerdoodles from Our Good Life
• Japanese Yuzu Citrus Biscotti from NinjaBaker
• Vanilla, Currant, and White Chocolate Cookies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Liquid Cocaine (Espresso-White Chocolate) Cookies from Food Lust People Love
• Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies from Magnolia Days
• Matcha and White Chocolate Cookies from Spiceroots
• White Chocolate Pumpkin Bars from Upstate Ramblings
• Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Toffee Bits from A Baker’s House
• Black Bottom Banana & White Choc Chunk Blondies from Baking in Pyjamas
• White Chocolate oreo cheesecake Cookies from Made With Love
• Key Lime White Chocolate Cookies from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Cashew and White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Simplyveggies
• White Chocolate Oreo Blondies from Sidewalk Shoes
• White Chocolate Lemon and Oats Cookies from Bakingyummies