A Homemade Kitchen: Oreo Cookies
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A Homemade Kitchen series includes recipes that feature homemade versions of your favorite store-bought meals, snacks, treats, condiments and more. Homemade is better for your budget, body, and taste buds.
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But since using store-bought and pre-made goods in my recipes isn’t my usual cup of tea, I figured it was about time I posted a recipe for homemade Oreos. And let me say, these homemade Oreos taste exactly like the store-bought kind. It’s actually kind of weird in an awesome, unexpected way. Especially because these homemade ones don’t leave you with a funky, artificial aftertaste.
Recipe Rundown
Taste: Surprisingly very much like a store-bought Oreo cookie sandwich. The first thing I said after taking a bite was “This really does taste like an Oreo!”
Texture: The texture of the cookie is not like store-bought Oreos, it’s softer and chewier, yet still slightly crumbly. The filling is a little looser than store-bought Oreo filling.
Ease: The electric mixer and/or food processor do most of the work. However, rolling out the cookie dough and filling the sandwiches does quite a lot of hands-on time.
Appearance: They look pretty damn tasty.
Cons: None really.
Would I make this again? Yes.
Oreo Cookies
Makes 25-30 sandwich cookies
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen
For the cookies:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
For the filling:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
To make the cookies:
Set two racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat to 375 degrees.
In a food processor or in the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. While pulsing, or on low speed, add the butter, then add the egg. Continue processing, or mixing, until the dough comes together in a mass.
Take rounded teaspoons of batter and place on parchment-lined baking sheets approximately 2 inches apart. With moistened hands, slightly flatten the dough. Bake for 9 minutes, rotating once to ensure even baking. Set baking sheets on a rack to cool.
To make the filling:
Place butter and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low speed. Gradually add the sugar. Turn the mixer on high and beat for 2-3 minutes until filling is light and fluffy.
To assemble:
Using a pastry bag or spatula, drop a teaspoon-size blob of filling into the center of one cookie. Place another cookie, equal in size to the first, on top of the cream. Lightly press down to work the filling evenly towards the outside of the cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.
What a great idea, these look so awesome. My hubby and nephews love oreos. They would die over these!
I really love this idea… very cool.
Have to give this a try – love that it doesn't call for shortening!
I love Oreos and I love this post. I've always wanted to make my own but the recipes I found used Crisco, which for some reason really turns me off. You've just made my day
Who doesn't love Oreos! These look better then store bought. So glad the blender arrived. Hope you love it! I know you will do amazing things with it!
Oh my gosh I'm so excited to try these! I made your oreo cheesecake cupcakes and loved those, so I'm sure I'll love these as well!
how fun! can't wait to try these
my husband will be SO excited
That would be chewable and softy version of the commercialized oreo. I love it.
I love the idea of recreating food you could buy in a store/restaurant and am going to save this one!
BTW, I just checked my saved recipes and realized that your cookies and cream cheesecake cupcakes is among them, so GUILTY here as well!
Tobias
i love homemade version of store-bought goodies like this
i recently saw another recipe for this from 'flour' cookbook and was thinking about giving it a go too!
Yum! Your homemade Oreos look much better than the storebought ones. Do you deliver late at night? I'm craving some right this minute!
handleheat replied: — August 24th, 2011 @ 5:31 am
Haha
I wish I still had some to snack on! They're all gone. Tear.
These biscuits look super! I was never really an oreo kid, but I don't think I would pass these up!
oh boy, my taste buds are watering! Thanks for the recipe.
Another really great dessert idea. Looks like the perfect recipe for my 6 year old nephew and I to tackle. ~ Thanks for sharing, Tom
I tried these, they came out pretty good. If you decide to make these, make sure you sift the flour, or the filling will be too rich. I tried a second batch for 8 minutes instead of 9 minutes, i tried 9 minutes the first time, it came a little burnt. Good luck!
Sift the powdered sugar i mean, sorry.
At last! A recipe for real home-made Oreo cookies. All the other ones I found started with a boxed cake mix. Thanks for sharing.