Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Cream Cheese Filled Snickerdoodles Recipe

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Happy Monday everyone! It’s finally starting to (maybe?) cool down around here and feel just a little bit like Fall. Which means we should all head inside, don our fuzzy sweaters, and turn on the oven!

Because the arrival Fall necessitates cookies. Obvs.

And it just so happens that I have a fabulous Fall cookie to share with you today. Cream Cheese (think cheesecake) Filled Snickerdoodles ????.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

The ingredients for these Snickerdoodles are fairly standard. I’m using my favorite snickerdoodle cookie dough as the base of course. These snickerdoodles turn out famously soft and dreamy every single time.

The sweet cream cheese filling in the center of these cookies is incredibly simple with only two ingredients: cream cheese and sugar. To get the cream cheese filling inside, all you’ll need to do is scoop about a teaspoon onto a flattened bit of dough. Place another flattened piece of dough on top and pinch the sides together to seal it up nice and tight. After that, roll it into a ball, and you’re ready to continue. Easy!

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a sweet cream cheese filling in the middle.

Enjoy, and Happy Fall, ya’ll!

Chewy butterscotch chip cookies with a chocolate surprise underneath!

Black Bottom Butterscotch Cookies Recipe

Chewy butterscotch chip cookies with a chocolate surprise underneath!

Chewy butterscotch chip cookies with a chocolate surprise underneath!

Like any college kid worth her salt, I spent the better part of my freshman year living off the food in the vending machines.

My “healthier” meals consisted of egg salad sandwiches and granola bars. And an occasional visit to the salad and wrap bar in the student center.

But more often than not, I ate junk all day every day. And, boy… it was good. My typical choices were usually something along the lines of chocolate milk, Twix ice cream bars, Dunford pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, Dark Chocolate Peanut M&MS, chocolate covered Sunbelt granola bars, and Black Bottom Toffee Doodles.

Chewy butterscotch chip cookies with a chocolate surprise underneath!

Oh my gosh, you guys.

Those toffee doodles were LIFE! So what exactly is a Black Bottom Toffee Doodle?! Well. I’m glad you asked! This little gem of a cookie is (not so little, first off…) a fabulous combination of a snickerdoodle and a chocolate chip toffee cookie with a thin coating of chocolate on the bottom of the cookie.

It’s everything you want out of a vending machine cookie and so much more ????. If you are ever lucky enough to stumble across one, promise me you’ll buy it!

Chewy butterscotch chip cookies with a chocolate surprise underneath!

Anyway. All this to say… adding chocolate to the bottom of a cookie is realllllllllly good. And I just knew that if I dipped the bottom of my favorite butterscotch chip cookies in chocolate, all would be well with the world.

So I did. And it was. ????????✌???? ????.

Enjoy!

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Caramel Filled Snickerdoodles Recipe

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Happy Tuesday! Can you believe we are HALFWAY through October?? Halfway! Cooler weather is on the way, the leaves are just starting to turn, and I’m getting a million other cues that it’s time to hunker down in my kitchen for Fall baking.

But before we go there, I have to go here:

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Meet my newest baby, Mackenzie.

Remember when I wrote this post all about how I don’t actually like dogs all that much? It’s still true. I am totally not a dog person. Or an animal person for that matter. Frankly, I have no idea what we were thinking adopting a dog out of the clear blue!

But it was like some crazy cosmic force drew us in, and even though we kept saying, “but we really didn’t ever want a dog….” we just couldn’t NOT take this sweet pup home with us. And even though all the annoying-dog stuff we were worried about really is as annoying as we thought it would be (omg, like I NEED more poop in my life!), the joy of having someone else in our home to love outweighs it somehow. We’ll just figure out how to deal with the poop and dog hair and stupid vet expenses and the 5 more weeks we’re all cooped up in an apartment together, because she’s ours and we love her!

It’s been less than 48 hours and I already can’t remember life without her.

It’s been the most bizarre twist of events in my life. Seriously.

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Speaking of bizarre twists… how about this delicious surprise– caramel filled snickerdoodles!

I am so excited to share this recipe with you today. Not just because it’s an absolutely delicious, soft, buttery, cinnamon-y cookie that you will fall insanely in love with. But also because it comes from a cookbook written by one of my very favorite bloggers, Jamielyn Nye who blogs over at I Heart Naptime.

Jamielyn is one of the sweetest people I have come across in the blogging community. She has a beautiful blog, a creative mind, and such a big heart. I couldn’t be more thrilled for her to release her very first cookbook, aptly titled The I Heart Naptime Cookbook. I haven’t been able to put it down– between the beautiful photography and the recipes that are so very perfect for the busy home-cook, it’s a fabulous addition for any kitchen.

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Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Just as she’s done on her blog for years, Jamielyn has filled this book to the brim with beauty, smarts, good taste (figuratively and literally), and extremely functional tips, tricks, crafts, and recipes. In fact, each recipe in the book can be made in under an hour! Woot!

Less time cooking = more eating. There’s a little basic Ashton Kitchen Math for ya.

Let me share one of these amazing recipes from her book with you. These caramel filled snickerdoodles caught my eye right away, and I knew this would be the perfect October recipe to make for you all! It’s like every warm and cozy flavor wrapped up into one amazingly soft and perfect cookie.

Sweet cinnamon sugar on the outside of a super soft cookie wrapped around buttery, melty caramel. Ah! I can’t even hardly look at these pictures without needing to jump up and make another batch!!

Soft and chewy snickerdoodles with a buttery caramel surprise on the inside.

Will you just look at that caramel?? *swoon*

Tip: I used Werther’s Original soft caramels in a second batch of these (not pictured), and I actually liked that batch better. The caramel in the middle stayed softer after baking versus the standard cello-wrapped caramels pictured in this post. Right out of the oven, these were fine, but the caramel did harden after cooling. So look for Werther’s soft caramels in your grocery store!

 

Happy Fall Baking ya’ll! And be sure to get your hands on Jamielyn’s book. It will make a fantastic holiday gift!

It's easy to see why Epicurious ranked these as their favorite chocolate chip cookies!

Epicurious Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

It’s easy to see why Epicurious ranked these as their favorite chocolate chip cookies!

It's easy to see why Epicurious ranked these as their favorite chocolate chip cookies!

It’s been a little while since I posted a chocolate chip cookie recipe. A month, to be exact (but who’s counting??). So it feels like a good enough time whip out another recipe in the Chocolate Chip Cookie experiment.

Is there ever a BAD time to make chocolate chip cookies? I submit that there is not.

Speaking of a good time to make chocolate chip cookies, wanna see a picture of the house we’re building?? She’s so pretty…

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And if you’re wondering… that’s pretty much how all of my conversations go these days. Talk, talk, talk, talk– wanna hear about my house??? Talk, talk, talk, talk– did I tell you about the house??

We’re just so excited, and it’s moving along so quickly that it’s hard to not be obsessed. I was prepared to be super patient in the beginning, but that went out the window as soon as they got the walls up. When I saw how fast it could happen, I started toe tapping.

Anyway.

It's easy to see why Epicurious ranked these as their favorite chocolate chip cookies!

I’ll pretend to think about something else.

Like chocolate chip cookies. If anything could distract me from the house, it would be warm chocolate chip cookies. You know this about me by now.

So let’s talk about these chocolate chip cookies. In case you’re not familiar, Epicurious is an online food community full of “expert” recipes and cooking advice. Truth be told, I’ve never spent too much time on their site, but I do enjoy their social media posts. And I was pretty confident they’d have a more than decent CCC recipe.

Some of what sets this cookie apart from other recipes we’ve tried:

???? This recipe calls for baking powder in addition to baking soda. The cookies aren’t puffy, like I’d expect a cookie with baking powder to be. But they don’t spread too terribly much, despite the lack of chilling the dough. And I think I’d attribute that in part to the baking powder.

???? There is a little less fat in this recipe. 10 tbsp instead of the 1/2 cup you would normally find in proportion to the amount of flour and sugar called for. This might also contribute to the cookies not spreading as much as I expected them to. I think it also contributes to the nice, crispy edges.

???? Two eggs instead of one. More eggs = more moisture and more fat = more chew!

It's easy to see why Epicurious ranked these as their favorite chocolate chip cookies!

In regards to how I would rank this recipe agains the other cookies I’ve tested, it gets a solid two thumbs up. That being said, I don’t think that particularly stands out as anything outrageously different than most other CCC recipes. But it’s a very good, very solid, worthwhile chocolate chip cooke recipe to hang on to!

You’ll enjoy the crispy edges, the chewy centers, and most of all– LOTS of chocolate! This recipe calls for chopped high quality chocolate– which always makes for a most excellent chocolate chip cookie 🙂 .

Enjoy!

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

Snickers Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

I get asked this question all the time: what’s your favorite recipe??

And, honestly, I have a few. Definitely my mom’s frosted brownies. And this peanut butter apple dip is a daily snack in our house. M&M Brownie cookies, obviously. And omg these Baked Chocolate Donuts. I love them all, and any one of them is worthy of being my most top-notch favorite recipe.

But, as my frequent readers know, my heart will always and forever belong to chocolate chip cookies. As of now, I have 21 chocolate chip cookie recipes on my site (not including all the variations of those recipes). Some of my favorites have included these DoubleTree Hotel Cookies, AllRecipes.com #1 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe,  and these King Arthur Chocolate Chip Cookies.

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

One of my very, very favorite recipes I’ve found as I’ve dug around for new chocolate chip cookie recipes has been this King Arthur Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I have used it over and over and over again (here with M&MS and here with Reese’s Pieces), and it is consistently phenomenal.

And the recipe couldn’t be more straightforward.

Butter.

Brown sugar

Sugar.

An egg and an egg yolk (for extra thick and chewy cookies!).

Oatmeal and flour.

Aside from a few littles teaspoons of this and that, that’s really all there is to the recipe!

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

Oh, and today, Snickers OF COURSE!

I couldn’t resist taking my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe and adding my current candy bar crush to it.

You know the best part about adding Snickers to cookies? The ooey, gooey melted caramel and nougat. It’s THEE best, and I don’t know why we bother eating cookies any other way.

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

The ultimate soft baked, super chewy cookie loaded with hearty oats and Snickers candy bars!

Take it from me: happy people eat warm cookies stuffed with Snickers.

So go out there and make some people happy!

You don't need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch Recipe

You don’t need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

You don't need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

If you’re anything like me, you’re obsessed with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Obsessed. Could you tell? I like my cookies a little crispy and golden around the edges, soft and chewy in the middle, and PACKED with chocolate.

I also LOVE funfetti cake. Which is why I created this cake batter-cookie hybrid with lots of chocolate, sprinkles, and that buttery golden yellow cake taste (without using a cake mix).

You don't need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

What gives us that cake batter taste without the cake mix?

Three simple extracts that, when combined, become a magical funfetti taste twin. Vanilla extract, almond extract, and butter extract (you can find all three of these at virtually any grocery store) all come together in this recipe to create cookies that taste just like cake batter.

If you’re not a fan of almond extract, have no fear. It won’t stand out on it’s own at all.

You don't need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

Also necessary in this recipe? SPRINKLES.

Lots of sprinkles ????.

You don't need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake!

Enjoy, friends!

These cookies have been my favorite by a landslide!

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Crispy, chewy, butter, chocolate chip cookie perfection.

These cookies have been my favorite by a landslide!

The chocolate chip cookie. My favorite dessert on the planet. No, really. It is. I know I claim a lot of bests and ultimates and, yes, even favorites. But in truth, nothing will ever beat out a chocolate chip cookie for me.

Especially the RIGHT kind of chocolate chip cookie.

Now, I don’t discriminate, mind you. I like them all. From Chips Ahoy to bakery cookies to my own homemade batches– I love chocolate chips cookies.

But the right chocolate chip cookie? It’s like winning the cookie jackpot. And it’s different for everyone. Maybe your kind of chocolate chip cookie is soft and pillowy. Or maybe you like them crunchy. Maybe you like big chunks of melty chocolate oozing out the sides. Or maybe you like lots of mini chocolate chips in every single bit. Maybe you need a salty, buttery flavor. Or possibly you care more about subtle vanilla undertones.

We’ve all got our priorities when it comes to chocolate chip cookies.

For me? I need thick, crispy edges. I like the center to still be just a little bit underdone. And I really prefer cookies a little bit on the thinner side. Not like crunchy thin or barely-there-thin, it’s just I feel like thick cookies almost always get a little tough once they’ve sat a day or two– and I really don’t like that. The thinner cookies stay chewy, because they have a lower flour to fat/sugar ratio.

That buttery/salty flavor is a MUST. In fact, the saltier the better for me when it comes to CCC!

And I can really go just about any way with chocolate (chips, mini chips, shavings, chunks, etc…) as long as it’s semi-sweet. I went through a brief love affair with milk chocolate chips, but I keep coming back to semi-sweet. Always. ????

These cookies have been my favorite by a landslide!

These cookies have it all. At least for me, anyway. And I am completely smitten. ????

Those crispy, butter edges– be still my heart!

The flavor is spot on, the texture is fabulously chewy and perfectly underbaked in the center, and every bite is full of miniature chocolate chips. Seriously, these are the BEST chocolate chip cookies I’ve made in the chocolate chip cookie experiment.

If you like that buttery-crispy-chewy-underbaked-perfection sort of thing, that is. If you’re more of a thick and soft cookie person, check out these. They’re fabulous too.

These cookies have been my favorite by a landslide!

This recipe hails from a really fabulous BuzzFeed article all about the ultimate chocolate chip cookies. If you haven’t seen it, be sure to check it out. It’s a great read (if, ahem, you know, you like to read about chocolate chip cookies… and some of us do)!

And if you don’t want to read about them, that’s fine too. But seriously, make these cookies!

Enjoy ✌????❤️???? 🙂