When I think of stuffing chocolate chip cookies with Oreos, I always think of my friend Jenny of the Picky Palate blog.  Her most famous recipe is one in which she stuffs a homemade chocolate chip cookie dough with an Oreo and bakes it up into a delicious new cookie (yep, Jenny is the originator of that idea).  We’ve baked Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies at our house numerous times for many occasions.  They are always a huge hit.  Fun fact: I brought them to a school auction once and I sold two dozen of them for $50.  They’re that good! For this recipe, I figured I’d stick with Jenny’s chocolate-chip + Oreo theme, since it works so darn well.  And since I am completely obsessed with caramel, I had to throw that in too.

So let’s make this treat!  Pat 1/2 batch of the cookie dough into the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan.  I spray my hands with nonstick spray and then go at it.  Your hands won’t tend to stick to the dough if they’re a little greasy.

Place a layer of Double Stuff Oreos on top of the cookie dough.  I guess you could use regular Oreos if you want.  Double Stuff just makes double the creme!

Drizzle caramel on top (jarred caramel is fine).

Spoon little globs of the remaining cookie dough on top.  No need to pack it down.

Bake it, and then sprinkle on a few more chocolate chips while it’s still warm.  Then… let it COOL before cutting!

This is what happens if you absolutely MUST dig into Oreo and Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars before they have cooled.  It’s an incredible gooey, messy dessert that you will not be able to stop eating (especially if you have the desire to drizzle more caramel on top).   It’s just not very pretty.

But if you are patient and have the willpower to give these bars a proper amount of time for cooling, the sliced pieces will look more like this… nice and neat and easily hand-held for munching. If you are looking for more desserts that use Oreos, you might like to try my No Bake Oreo Cheesecake Bars or these Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Oreos.  Oreo Brownies and Creamy Oreo Poke Cake are delicious choices too!