Oreo Dirt Cake Cookies
These Dirt Cake Cookies have a soft dark chocolate based cookie, topped with a rich chocolate pudding frosting, and then are topped with Oreo crumbs, and a chewy gummy worm! They bring the classic flavors of dirt cake into a rich, fudgy cookie!
Servings: 14 cookies
Calories: 530kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup Special Dark cocoa powder
- 1 TBS cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup Oreo crumbs (filling removed, then crumbled)
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Special Dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For Topping:
- 1/4 cup Oreo crumbs
- 12 gummy worms
Instructions
For the Chocolate Cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner.
- Add the butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large bowl with a hand mixer, and cream them together until light and fluffy. 1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until just combined. 2 large eggs, 1 TBS vanilla extract
- Add in the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix until you have a nice, and soft cookie dough. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. 2.5 cups all purpose flour , 2/3 cup Special Dark cocoa powder, 1 TBS cornstarch , 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of cookie dough and roll it into a round ball (mine were each 70grams). Roll each ball into a small bowl of Oreo crumbs. 1/4 cup Oreo crumbs
- Place 6 balls on each prepared baking sheet.
- Gently press the top of the balls to flatten them slightly.
- Bake the cookies for 9-13 minutes, or until the cookie tops start to crack and the centers look set.
- Remove the pan from the oven, and let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the pan.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- Add the frosting ingredients to a large bowl and beat them together with a hand mixer until fluffy and thickened. 2 cups heavy cream, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup Special Dark cocoa powder, 1/2 cup Instant Chocolate Pudding, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Transfer the frosting to a ziplock bag and snip the corner off. Pipe the frosting onto the top of each cookie.
For Topping:
- Sprinkle additional Oreo crumbs over the top of each cookie. 1/4 cup Oreo crumbs
- Top each cookie with a gummy worm. 12 gummy worms
- Enjoy the cookies immediately, or transfer them to the fridge to chill, until ready to enjoy.
Notes
- Measure Flour Properly - Weigh the flour, or spoon and measure it into the measuring cup and level off the top with the back of a knife to avoid cookies from being too dry, and not spreading when baking.
- Circular Cookies - If the cookies don't come out of the oven evenly use the back of a couple of spoons to push the edges into the cookie right when they come out of the oven and are still soft.
Nutrition
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 410mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 944IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3mg