Homemade Oreos

WARNING: Serving this recipe will result in continuous requests to be filled. Bake at your own risk.

Oreos are probably one of the only store bought cookies that I will eat.  So obviously I have been on the lookout for a homemade version for years.  I have come across many close recipes, yet none of them could ever duplicate the filling.  This past June I hit the jackpot.  The filling recipe is spot on, in my opinion, and the cookies are quite yummy - I had to make a few changes to the cookie recipe to ensure that the dough wasn't too sticky to manipulate.  I make them larger, and therefore softer, than store bough oreos.  If you want that crisp cookie you just have to use a cookie press as opposed to hand rolling the cookies.

Since discovering this recipe I have made these cookies for practically every major party.  They aren't super in-depth, however they do take longer to make than a simply batch of toll house.  Try them and let me know what you think.

Oreos
Cookie Dough

• 1 1/2 c Flour
• 1/2 c Cocoa
• 1 t Baking Soda
• 1/4 t Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 c Sugar
• 1/2 c + 2 T Margarine (softened)
• 1 Egg

1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. Lightly grease cookie sheets
3. Cream together sugar, margarine, and egg.  Add remaining ingredients slowly.
4. Roll dough into small balls and place on cookie sheet.  Flatten balls.
5. Bake until cookies start to crack.  Remove from oven, allow to cool slightly before moving to a cooling rack.

Filling

• 1/4 c Margarine (soft)
• 1/4 c Shortening
• 2 c Powdered Sugar
• 2 t Vanilla

1. Cream together all ingredients.  
2. Add filling to the one half of the cookies.  Place top on cookies and try not to eat them all!

Sorry about the crappy picture!!  These are double stuffed as well.

Nutritional Information:  The recipe makes about 24 sandwich cookies when hand rolled or 48 sandwich cookies when using the cookie press.  They are 174 calories per cookie when hand rolled and 100 calories per cookie from the press.