This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at PITT chapter.

It’s every college student’s favorite time of year: care package season. There’s nothing better than a nice batch of cookies after you most definitely bombed your physics exam. Until you get to the bottom of the bag and, oh no! There’s only crushed cookies left. What do you do?

These three handy crushed cookie recipes will help you get the most out of your cookie crumbs and release your inner Lorraine Bowen.

1. Chocolate Chip Cookie and Nutella Oatmeal

This is my go-to when I’m too tired to go to the dining hall and want to forget about all my responsibilities for a while. This delicious chocolaty oatmeal isn’t as good for you as healthy banana oat breakfast cookies, but it’s worth the extra sugar.

Chocolate Chip Cookie & Nutella Oatmeal

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 15 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup milk or water
1/4 cup crushed cookies
2 tablespoon Nutella

Instructions

Mix oatmeal and milk/water in a heat-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2-4 minutes.
Mix in Nutella and crushed cookies.
Enjoy!

2. Simple Sundae

This recipe is so easy it’s ridiculous. All you need is some crushed cookies to take your simple sundae to the next level. Don’t let the humble crushed cookie fool you, it’s just as delicious as these fancy schmancy ice cream toppings.

Simple Sundae

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 2 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 2 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

1 cup ice cream
1/4 cup crushed cookies

Instructions

Sprinkle crumbled cookies over ice cream and enjoy!

3. Franken-Cookie Pie

What’s a better way to use crushed cookies than by making them into whole cookies again? This hack will let you get the most out of that bag of cookies. It’s zero waste.