Homemade Oreo Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

For the wafers:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
For the cream filling:
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

For the wafers:

Preheat oven to 375. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whiz together dry ingredients, then add butter and egg. Keep mixing until the dough comes together in a ball. Drop rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Bake 9 minutes. Allow cookies to cool in a rack.

Step 2

For the cream filling:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, whiz together all ingredients until smooth. When wafers are completely cooled, spread with filling or pipe with a pastry bag.