Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until smooth, about 2 minutes.
1 cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¾ cup granulated sugar
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated, about 30 seconds.
2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
3¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating lightly after each addition.
Gently fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
1 cup chocolate chips
Use a cookie scoop to scoop a heaping ball of cookie dough into your hand. Make a small indentation in the ball of dough. Place an Oreo cookie into the indentation, gently forming the dough around the Oreo. Make sure to completely cover the Oreo with cookie dough and place the cookie dough ball (with the Oreo horizontal to the baking sheet) onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat until the cookie dough is gone. Cookie dough balls can be close together on the baking sheet.
18 Oreo cookies
Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator and chill for 5-10 minutes.
Once chilled, remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator. Place chilled cookie dough balls 3 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Let the cookies cool before serving.