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Nov 21, 2012

Homemade Oreo Cookies | Fauxreos


Doesn't this make you want a big glass of ice cold milk? 

Me too.


Homemade Oreos

Adapted from Smitten Kitchen, adapted from Retro Desserts by Wayne Brachman. Makes about 26 cookies.

Ingredients

Cookies:

1 1/4 C all purpose flour
1/2 C unsweetened Dutch process cocoa. While it's not necessary, I used 1/2 regular Dutch process cocoa and 1/2 King Arthur Flour's black cocoa because it makes the cookies extra dark. 
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 C sugar
1 1/4 sticks of softened unsalted butter
1 large egg

Icing:

1/2 stick softened unsalted butter
1/4 C vegetable shortening
2 C sifted confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla


Instructions

  • Space two oven racks near the middle of your oven and reheat it to 375 degrees F
  • In a food processor, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. 
  • Pulse while adding first the butter, and then the egg. Pulse until the dough forms a mass. 
  • Form rounded teaspoons of batter and place them about 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets. I used this small cookie scoop. It really helps to keep the cookies evenly sized. 
  • Flatten the dough with a dampened hand or the bottom of a glass. I used the pusher from my food processor to get those cool circles on top of each wafer. 
  • Bake, two sheets at a time for 9 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through.
  • Smack the cookie sheets on the counter once when you remove them from the oven to let some of the air out of the cookies, and set them on a rack to cool. 
  • While the cookies are cooling, make the filling. 
  • Using a hand or stand mixer, blend the butter and shortening.
  • On low speed, slowly add in the powdered sugar and vanilla. 
  • Beat the filling on high speed for about 3 minutes, until it is very fluffy.
  • Place the icing in a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch round tip. Alternatively, place it in a plastic storage bag and cut off the corner to pipe the icing. 
  • Pipe a scant tablespoon sized dollop of icing onto half of the cookies. 
  • Top each with another cookie and press lightly to evenly nudge the filling to the edges of each sandwich. 

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  1. I love these! Homemade Oreos are the best. :)

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  2. I've been looking for the best homemade oreo recipe. This one is it. Thanks for posting.

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  3. Those cookies look divine, Karen!

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  4. These cookies look so good! Can't wait to try them!

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