So this is me right now. I’m sitting at our dining table in our gorgeously open and light living room. The glass door is open. You can hear the sound of waves crashing softly in the background. Palm trees blowing in the wind. All I can see is a huge expanse of ocean. Well, that and our neighbors playing beer pong in their backyard.
Brb. I’ll show you.
To say the least, it can all get a little distracting 😯 .
I’m blaming my lack of ability to concentrate on living in such a gorgeous place. I have miles more free time now that it’s summer, but I find myself not being all that productive. Back when I was sleeping 3-5 hours a night for weeks at a time and living in the library, I had grand plans of spending all my free-time blogging, working on my freelance work, exploring new places in Santa Barbara, etc. Instead all I want to do is sit outside and watch the waves roll back and forth with a cup of coffee and a cookie (or 12).
Specifically these cookies.
You see, the deliciousness of a cookie directly correlates to the amount of goodies and add-ins you can stuff into it. It’s proven by a complex math derivative that involved copious amounts of physics, or something.
Here, let me try to explain it in this helpful diagram.
Ahhhhh yes… I see. Intriguing.
*twiddles mustache thoughtfully*.
If you carefully study the diagram, you can easily see the relationship to the piles of added cookies and cream chunks and white chocolate chips in these Chunky Cookies and Cream Cookies to their deliciousness. I mean, if the name has the word “cookies” in it twice, it must be twice as good, right?!
Like their name suggests, these babies are loaded fully loaded with yumminess and have a great chewy crust but soft middle. They’re fantastically sweet and go better with a cup of coffee than any other cookie I’ve ever had, and that, my friends, is saying something.
So grab yourself a mug of liquid energy, a cookie straight out of the oven, and an oceanside view like me and you’re ready to start your morning off right.
Life is good.
Cookie base adapted from The Kitchen Magpie
Oh goodness, that cookie deliciousness graph cracks me up! Very creative, girl.
Ummmm that view is perfect/so distracting and I am SO jealous. I doubt I’d be productive either. These cookies, however, look/sound amazing. I mean, if that graph says so, then they must be 😉
That view–ahhh! Oh, these cookies are for me. I used to be obsessed with the cookies n cream bar!
Oh my god those look heavenly.
Oh my gosh, that view! I’m reading this while sitting at my desk with T-minus 4 minutes until a day of back-to-back meetings and interviews start. I want nothing more right now than to eat those cookies and look out your window all day!
Enjoy that quiet time while it lasts!
You, my dear, are a genius!! It makes perfect sense to me to combine cookies with cookies!!
Cookies <3 <3
I used to eat one of those cookies & creme bars every day for my morning snack in 5th grade.. no joke. Ahhh how times have changed! These still look delicious and I'm totally with you on just staring at the water. I'm all moved in now and all I want to do is sit down there!
Oh yum!!! These look and sound incredible. Cookies and cream is my favorite. I bet these would be awesome eaten with cookies and cream ice cream.
These look SO good! I loooove cookies and cream bars! And your view is perfect. This cookie + that view = paradise.
OMG those look amazing!
I needed one of these cookies to dip in my cup of coffee this morning!! They look delicious. And that view! Wow! I really can’t imagine how wonderful it must be to have the ocean right by your house. So cool!
Oh wow!! These look so amazing!! I love delicious desserts and I’m sure these hit the spot!! YUM!!
I just wanted to face plant into my computer! Why have I never thought of putting hersey cookies and cream bars in my baked goods!?
I can’t even cope with how amazing these cookies look. I need one in my life, like… yesterday. Definitely pinning and HOPEFULLY finding the time to make when the cookie craving strikes.
Oh, and I totally know what you mean about being way less productive the more time you have — happens to me all.the.time.
Ooh these cookies! I’m wishing I had 12 right about now! And your graph makes SO much sense. The more mix’ins, the better!
absolutely drooling. Over these and your new view!!
MY GOODNESS!! You are brilliant. Literally, utterly and seriously. GENIUS!
I can’t even contain the drool slipping out of the corner of my mouth right now…. yikes, you probably didn’t need that visual did you? 😉
I’m going to have naughty dreams of these beautiful cookies!!
This is kinda genius! I need some right now!
Wow, these look awesome!
Chewy crust and soft middle sounds absolutely perfect
I know what you mean – I always have grand plans for the summer but am completely content taking time to relax, enjoy a coffee and make/enjoy some delicious food! I love the look of these cookies and love even more that you have included one of my fav. chocolate bars in them – Amazing!
Just found your blog and hershey’s in cookies IS TOTALLY GENIUS. That graph is adorable {and completely true} 😀
Thanks for stoping by, Shelley :D! And I thought the graph would be a nice touch to help get my point across haha ;). I have to admit it tool a solid 30 minutes to make, though. Time well spent!
What a great idea! I love cookies n cream, however I’ve tried hershey’s cookies n cream bar and I don’t really care for it. Do you think this recipe would still work if I used white chocolate chips and just put some broken up oreos in there instead? Thanks!
I think that would still work out fantastically! Let me know how they turn out for ya if you don’t mind (and feel free to send me some haha 😉 )
I made these last night with the broken up oreos and they came out absolutely amazing! I also crushed some in my food processor and added the crumbs to the dough before folding the chunks it, which just enhanced the cookies n cream flavor even more
they look addicting!
Stop it now. These look UNREAL.