These green cookies are a cookie lover's dream. Soft and loaded with delicious chocolate chips and crushed Oreos, these satisfy any cookie fan.
If you're looking for cookies that deliver all the flavors and textures we love but with a new twist, then these are the cookies for you. They're exploding with sweet mix-ins, and they have a fun green color. They're perfect for snacking and make great additions to parties.
Why You Will Love this Recipe
- These are simple cookies to make that only use a few pantry staples.
- They're loaded with 2 kinds of chocolate chips and crushed Oreos.
- The cookies are soft and chewy.
- They're fun!
Top Tip:
Cookes are baked when they have a golden edge around the bottom of each cookie. Tops should be slightly set and still a little shiny. Don’t Remove cookies from the oven before the edge is dark brown.
Ingredients
This recipe only requires simple ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store. The main ingredients are below, but you'll find the complete ingredient list along with amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Green food coloring
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- Crushed Oreo cookies
Instructions
This recipe is so fully loaded that it might look like it takes a lot of work. In reality, this easy recipe only takes 4 steps to make. We'll hit the highlights here. For the complete recipe, see the recipe card at the end of the post.
1: Cream the butter and sugar. Then, add the remaining wet ingredients.
2: Mix in the dry cookie ingredients until no lumps are present.
3: Stir in the chips and Oreos.
4: Scoop 2-tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
5: Cool for 5 minutes and remove the cookies from the baking sheet. Enjoy!
Substitutions and Variations
- Your Favorite Mix-Ins – Try adding chopped chocolate bars, M&M’s, raisins, pretzels, nuts, or sprinkles.
- Food Coloring – Choose your favorite color instead, depending on the holiday or personal preference.
- Chocolate Cookies – Substitute ¼ cup of cocoa for ¼ cup of flour.
- Oatmeal Cookies – Substitute 1 cup of flour for 1 cup of quick oats.
- Chocolate Chips – Try adding caramel, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips.
- Oreo Cookies – You can use any brand of cream-filled cookie you like.
If you think these look good, then check out these loaded air fryer monster cookies!
Storage
Countertop: Store these cookies in an air-tight container for up to 5 days at room temperature.
Freezer: Freeze these cookies for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag.
Warm Cookie: For delicious, warm cookies, microwave them for about 30 seconds.
What to Serve with These Cookies
- Oreo Frappuccino
- Salted Caramel Milkshake
- Kahlua Hot Chocolate, Mexican Hot Chocolate or Regular Hot Chocolate
- Dalgona Coffee with alcohol or without
Tips
- It’s better to remove these cookies from the oven a little underdone than overcooked.
- Be sure you let your cookies cook for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet. The carryover cooking time is what makes them bake to perfection.
- While you can use liquid or gel food coloring, gel food coloring tends to deliver a more vibrant color.
- If your cookies are spreading too much, simply allow the cookie dough to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes before forming the balls of dough.
FAQ
You can double or even triple this recipe. The amounts remain the same.
Remove the cookies from the oven just before they're finished baking and let them continue to bake on the cookie sheet.
A resealable dish like Tupperware is the best way. It keeps all extra air away from your cookies.
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Green Cookies
Equipment
- Hand mixer or stand mixer (a wooden spoon works great too)
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon green food coloring
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups all-purpose flour -
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup crushed Oreo cookies
Instructions
- Get out and measure your ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugars and the butter until the mixture is smooth and homogenous.
- Whisk in the eggs, vanilla extract, and food coloring slowly until the ingredients are fully incorporated into the creamed sugar.
- Gently whisk in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda until no clumps of dry ingredients remain in the cookie dough.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and crushed Oreo.
- Stir until they are evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Scoop balls of cookie dough the size of 2 tablespoons onto a cookie sheet and bake them for 8 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before removing them from the baking sheet.
- Serve.
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Notes
- You can use either gel or liquid food coloring in this recipe. I find that the gel food coloring gives the cookies a richer color and does not fade as much during the cooking process.
- You can store these cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can also store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. They are great reheated in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
- If your cookies are spreading too much, simply allow the cookie dough to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes before forming the balls of dough.
Nutrition
B says
Have you made this dough the day before and refrigerated it? I was hoping to make it 24 hours in advance but am worried it might cause the cookies to not be as tasty.
Karin and Ken says
As a general rule refrigerating cookie dough for up to 24 hours doesn’t cause any problems with your final result. Just give the dough 20-30 minutes on the counter at room temperature to become pliable so you can make your cookies. Enjoy every bite. We make this recipe all year ‘round. All the best. Karin
Lucy says
My son asked me for green cookies and I found your recipe. Your pictures looked great and my son was excited to try them. I had no idea these cookies would taste as good as they do. I hid them from the kids or they easily would have eaten them all. My daughter wants these cookies made pink and I promised her I would next time. Thank you for a great recipe my kids and everyone else loves. Well done KD ❤️
Karin and Ken says
I’m so happy your son wanted green cookies! They are definitely delicious no matter what color food coloring you use! Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site that you enjoy just as much! All the best. Karin
Deb says
Could the Oreo cookies be omitted, and this still work?
Karin and Ken says
Definitely and they’ll still taste great!! Enjoy your day! Karin