Comments on: Cookies and Cream Cookies

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:11:07 +0000

In reply to ANDREA ARMSTRONG. I'm so sorry to hear this happened, Andrea! Did you weigh your flour? Did you make any substitutions?

By: ANDREA ARMSTRONG

ANDREA ARMSTRONG — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:56:07 +0000

These cookies did not spread at all. They taste good though….

By: Liana

Liana — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:36:45 +0000

Ty 😊 it was rly good and I LOVEDDD IT
__-from A HUGE OREO FANNN

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 01:28:17 +0000

In reply to Sue. Hi Sue! I think it would work well here. If using weights you will want to use the same grams. If using cups you will want to use 2 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp :)

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:38:04 +0000

I’m wondering if this works with cake flour like your big thick chocolate chip cookie? Let me know if u’ve tried and how much should I substitute. Thanks.

By: Just a baker

Just a baker — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:27:35 +0000

After making the dough (all ingredients were weighed), I scooped the cookies and chilled them in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking. Mine also didn’t spread as shown in the picture. As a work around, I rolled the cookies into balls and then smooshed the balls into discs.

I suspect if you want them to spread like a normal drop cookie, don’t chill them.

Flavor is awesome and I plan on making them again! 🙂

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 15:39:58 +0000

In reply to Lisa. If only! So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Lisa!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:02:20 +0000

Yummy!!
A light crispness outside with a soft, not gooey inside. The sweetness of the chocolate, sugars and Oreos balance the tang of the cream cheese. I did use salted butter and glad I did. Do not overbake these! I baked for 10 mins and checked for a hint of brown and added a minute.

Note the use of cornstarch to stop spread (if it only worked that well on my heinie🤣)

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:46:36 +0000

In reply to Cheryl. I'm so glad everyone enjoys them so much, Cheryl! :)

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:23:05 +0000

I have made this recipe many times and every time they have come out perfect. It is a huge favorite, there are never any leftover and someone always asks for the recipe.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:51:24 +0000

In reply to Miranda. Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this happened Miranda! The most likely culprit of this is over-measuring flour. If you aren't using a scale, I would recommend getting one. It was a real game changer for me. I hope you'll give them another try. :)

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:19:22 +0000

I made these cookies last night with my daughter. We chilled the dough overnight and baked them this morning before school. They did not turn out like the picture. They didn’t spread and the cookies puffed up like a cake-like cookie. The dough after chilling was crumbly and seemed too dry. Not sure what we did wrong, but my helper is still young and likes to do things for herself, so perhaps we over or under measured. The cookie itself is tasty and not overly sweet, which I appreciate. Great cookies with a glass of cold milk!

We are trying the cinnamon cookies next!

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:43:23 +0000

In reply to Tanya. I'm so glad to hear it was such a hit! :)

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:00:29 +0000

I have used this recipe so many times I can’t even count. the base is so versatile I have switched out the cookies for other add-ins and it never fails.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:11:41 +0000

In reply to JC. We don't recommend using the spreadable kind

By: JC

JC — Thu, 11 May 2023 17:17:30 +0000

In reply to Sam. If I can’t get the stick cream cheese, could i still use the spreadable one?

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:54:44 +0000

Perfect

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:53:50 +0000

These are sooo gooood. I substituted the choc chips with chopped dark chocolate. I’m planning to make a double batch to freeze

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:10:42 +0000

In reply to Sara. Thank you so much, Sara! I'm so glad you found a way to make it work. Normally, you are correct, I would say there's too much flour. I'll have to test them again to see if I can recreate the issue. :)

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:40:10 +0000

I always love this site’s recipes(THEY ARE THE BEST YOU ROCK) but for some reason these cookies didn’t spread out nicely at all after refrigerating for the alloted time. I always had this issue if I didn’t measure the flour correctly but in this instance I did. My second batch I didn’t refrigerate and they spread out nicely.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:03:04 +0000

I liked these cookies, and they were easy to make. However, I think the base dough could be a little sweeter. Next time I’ll add a little more white sugar. I could see a lot of people liking the balance it has, though.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:36:35 +0000

In reply to Ashlee. Hi Ashlee! I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure how they would turn out. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes. :)

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:37:30 +0000

In reply to Willie Heard. If I changed baking time and maybe even temp could I make these into giant cookies? Scoop at about 1/4 cup?

By: Paige Larson

Paige Larson — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:32:37 +0000

ANOTHER amazing recipe to make my husband’s co-workers think he has the best wife in the world.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:22:57 +0000

In reply to Chris. I'm so glad to hear this, Chris! Thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out!