You know those childhood cartoons where the characters have a goody-goody angel voice and the naughty, not-so-angelic, one fighting on their shoulders? What, didn’t you ever watch Tom and Jerry growing up? Well, I’d love to tell you that my metaphorical inner angel voice won out this time guys, but………then there were these pop-tarts and um……………yeah. In brainstorming over this idea I’d considered just making my pop-tarts inspired by milk’s favorite cookies, but I kind of didn’t want to just stop there. I also felt like there should be some actual sandwich cookies going into these at the same time. So basically, these are an oreo version of a pop-tart since you’ve got the dark chocolate cookie, or in this case, pastry, and the white vanilla cream going on in a perfect ratio. Then, THEN, you add an unapologetic amount of actual cookie crumbs to the filling AND a sprinkle on the top just for good measure. I was trying to rationalize how to explain why you’d want to make a pop-tart that is already pretty much an oreo on its own and then still add store-bought ones to it. All I can come up with though is, why wouldn’t you want this insane amount of cookie-ness??? My logic is undeniable right? So yeah, this is a recipe that you HAVE to make. Really, they were such a hit. My mom said that I somehow managed to make store-bought sandwich cookies taste better just by being with these pop-tarts and of course the boys didn’t say much of anything because they couldn’t speak around their mouths full of cookies and crea goodness. We had one too many boxes of Trader Joe’s Jojos in the pantry screaming to be crumbled into something delicious and there I was doing my best to resist the urge but clearly I failed miserably at it. It’s all about balance and moderation though, don’t you think? Come on, it’s Friday people! And for reals, what more could you ask for of a perfect weekend than some of these insanely addictive yummies!!! A pastry treat to make all the cookies and cream lovers childishly happy.