diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 969c065f..09e774fd 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+
+require:
+  - ./rubocop/jekyll
+
+Jekyll/NoPutsAllowed:
+  Exclude:
+    - rake/*.rake
+
 AllCops:
   TargetRubyVersion: 2.1
   Include:
diff --git a/jekyll.gemspec b/jekyll.gemspec
index b434881c..e00cdb00 100644
--- a/jekyll.gemspec
+++ b/jekyll.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage      = "https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll"
 
   all_files       = `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0")
-  s.files         = all_files.grep(%r!^(exe|lib)/|^.rubocop.yml$!)
+  s.files         = all_files.grep(%r!^(exe|lib|rubocop)/|^.rubocop.yml$!)
   s.executables   = all_files.grep(%r!^exe/!) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.bindir        = "exe"
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/commands/help.rb b/lib/jekyll/commands/help.rb
index 42a8017a..80c80e9a 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/commands/help.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/commands/help.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ module Jekyll
             c.action do |args, _|
               cmd = (args.first || "").to_sym
               if args.empty?
-                puts prog
+                Jekyll.logger.info prog.to_s
               elsif prog.has_command? cmd
-                puts prog.commands[cmd]
+                Jekyll.logger.info prog.commands[cmd].to_s
               else
                 invalid_command(prog, cmd)
                 abort
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index 2af8e09e..9510bb4c 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Jekyll
     end
 
     def print_stats
-      puts @liquid_renderer.stats_table
+      Jekyll.logger.info @liquid_renderer.stats_table
     end
 
     # Reset Site details.
diff --git a/rubocop/jekyll.rb b/rubocop/jekyll.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31236b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rubocop/jekyll.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+Dir[File.join(File.expand_path("jekyll", __dir__), "*.rb")].each do |ruby_file|
+  require ruby_file
+end
diff --git a/rubocop/jekyll/no_p_allowed.rb b/rubocop/jekyll/no_p_allowed.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc7d997b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rubocop/jekyll/no_p_allowed.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rubocop"
+
+module RuboCop
+  module Cop
+    module Jekyll
+      class NoPAllowed < Cop
+        MSG = "Avoid using `p` to print things. Use `Jekyll.logger` instead.".freeze
+
+        def_node_search :p_called?, <<-PATTERN
+        (send _ :p _)
+        PATTERN
+
+        def on_send(node)
+          if p_called?(node)
+            add_offense(node, :location => :selector)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rubocop/jekyll/no_puts_allowed.rb b/rubocop/jekyll/no_puts_allowed.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a666aacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rubocop/jekyll/no_puts_allowed.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rubocop"
+
+module RuboCop
+  module Cop
+    module Jekyll
+      class NoPutsAllowed < Cop
+        MSG = "Avoid using `puts` to print things. Use `Jekyll.logger` instead.".freeze
+
+        def_node_search :puts_called?, <<-PATTERN
+        (send nil? :puts _)
+        PATTERN
+
+        def on_send(node)
+          if puts_called?(node)
+            add_offense(node, :location => :selector)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_filters.rb b/test/test_filters.rb
index afedf746..bd782ea8 100644
--- a/test/test_filters.rb
+++ b/test/test_filters.rb
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ class TestFilters < JekyllUnitTest
       should "include the size of each grouping" do
         grouping = @filter.group_by(@filter.site.pages, "layout")
         grouping.each do |g|
-          p g
           assert_equal(
             g["items"].size,
             g["size"],