The brunch treat for Cookies 'n Cream lovers! These gooey Cookies and Cream Cinnamon Rolls are made with a soft and buttery Oreo cookie packed brioche dough then filled with cinnamon sugar, Oreo and chocolate chips. Finished off with a quick and tangy cream cheese glaze with even more Oreo cookies crumbled on top!
¼cupfull fat milkor whole milk, warmed to 104°F (40C)
2¼teaspoondry active yeast
1tablespoongranulated sugaror caster sugar, divided so that 1 teaspoon is added to the warm milk and the rest to the dry ingredients for the dough
1cupall purpose flouror plain flour
¾cupbread flour
½cupOreo cookie crumbswhole Oreo cookies finely ground in the food processor (cookie and filling), the measurements are lightly packed
1teaspoonsalt
3large eggsideally at room temperature, one egg divided into yolk and white
½cupunsalted buttersoftened at room temperature and cut into small pieces
Ingredients for Filling
6tablespoonunsalted buttersoftened at room temperature into a spreadable consistency
⅓cupgranulated sugar
2teaspoonground cinnamon
¼cupOreo cookie crumbs
3ozdark chocolate chipsor finely chopped solid dark chocolate
Ingredients for Frosting
1cuppowdered sugaror icing sugar
¼cupfull fat spreadable cream cheese
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Oreo cookiessome as crumbs and others broken into larger pieces for decoration
Instructions
Instructions for Oreo Brioche Dough
Begin by greasing a bowl and setting this aside.
Sprinkle the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar into the warmed milk. Give this a quick stir and set aside for about 10 minutes while the yeast activates. It should become very foamy on top.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with a dough hook, add the flour, bread flour, remaining sugar, salt and Oreo cookie crumbs. Give them a stir.
When the yeast is ready, add this to the flour mixture, immediately followed by two whole eggs and one egg white. Reserve the leftover egg yolk for an egg wash later.
Turn the mixer to a low setting and knead for about 15 minutes, until the dough appears to be coming together and pulling itself from the sides of the bowl (see note).
Add the softened butter a few pieces at a time, while continuing to knead.
Once all of the butter is added, continue to knead as before for a further 15 minutes until you again have a dough that is showing signs of pulling itself from the sides of the bowl.
Scrape the dough into the greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to proof overnight (for about 8 hours), until doubled in size.
Instructions for the Filling
Begin by lining an 8" square pan with parchment paper.
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the softened butter, sugar, cinnamon and Oreo cookie crumbs until you have a spreadable butter paste.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and scrape out of the bowl onto a well floured work surface.
Form the dough into a rectangle and roll out to be about 12" wide by 15" long.
Spread the Oreo butter paste over the surface of the dough, leaving a small gap around the edges.
Sprinkle the chocolate chip cookies over the top.
Roll the dough up from the bottom to the top to form a tight log.
Use flavorless dental floss or a thin kitchen twine to trim the ends off of the log, removing an inch or so off each end. This removes uneven and unfilled dough.
Then divide the remaining dough into nine and slice using the floss. Place the slices in the square baking pan in three rows of three. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to proof for about 2 hours at room temperature, until doubled in size.
After 2 hours, preheat the oven to 350°F (175C/155C Fan) and prepare a quick egg wash by beating together the leftover egg yolk with a splash of milk.
Brush the egg wash over the proofed rolls and place them in the centre of the preheated oven for about 25 minutes until risen and golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes while you prepare the frosting.
Instructions for Frosting
In a mixing bowl, stir together the powdered sugar with the soft cream cheese and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and then top with crushed Oreo cookie crumbs and crumbled whole Oreos.
Notes
The dough will stay quite wet here, so don't worry if it is not pulling itself cleanly from the sides of the bowl. It should be showing signs of holding together as a dough, such as smacking the sides of the bowl, even if it is leaving residue.