oreos
That right! You may be wondering, how in the hell do you make your own oreos. Well I am here to show you. It is fairly easy to make your own oreos, they are almost like mini whoopie pies. First you make the chocolate cookie and then fill with what is basically buttercream frosting. See I told you it was easy. Well after following the steps of course.... its not that simple. I found this recipe a while ago and one day I was really in the mood to test it out, and I'm glad I did. Who needs to buy oreos anymore when you can make them with the ingredients in your house?!? If you are an oreo lover scroll down and make this recipe. Just make sure you have some milk to enjoy them with!
What you need:
Makes 25 to 30 sandwich cookies
For the chocolate wafers:
1 1/4 cups (155 grams) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (45 grams, but cocoa weights can vary greatly) unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 to 1 1/2 cups (200 to 300 grams) sugar [see recipe note]
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks or 140 grams) room-temperature, unsalted butter
1 large egg
For the filling:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 55 grams) room-temperature, unsalted butter
1/4 cup (50 grams) vegetable shortening
2 cups (240 grams) sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
Set two racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat to 375°F.
In a food processor, or bowl of an electric mixer, thoroughly mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt, and sugar. While pulsing, or on low speed, add the butter, and then the egg. Continue processing or mixing until dough comes together in a mass.
Take rounded teaspoons* of batter and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet approximately two inches apart. With moistened hands, slightly flatten the dough. Bake for 9 minutes, rotating once for even baking. Set baking sheets on a rack to cool.
To make the cream, place butter and shortening in a mixing bowl, and at low speed, gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla. Turn the mixer on high and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until filling is light and fluffy.
To assemble the cookies, in a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch, round tip, pipe teaspoon-size blobs of cream into the center of one cookie. Place another cookie, equal in size to the first, on top of the cream. Lightly press, to work the filling evenly to the outsides of the cookie. Continue this process until all the cookies have been sandwiched with cream. Dunk generously in a large glass of milk.
Tips:
* at first I was skeptical of making the dough into 1 teaspoons rounds but they did spread a lot while baking. if you wanted bigger oreos you can make the balls about 2 rounded teaspoons
recipe from: Smitten Kitchen
https://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/
