Better Than Store-Bought Homemade Oreo Cookies! Every bite is perfectly crunchy, chocolatey, sweet, and SO. GOOD. These are the best nostalgic treat to enjoy all year long!
Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, sift together flour, cocoas, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat shortening and sugar until fluffy, about 1 minute.
Add egg, milk, and vanilla.
Beat until blended.
Stir in flour mixture.
Form dough into a smooth ball.
Place dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper.
Roll to 3/16 inch thick.
Use a fluted cutter to cut out cookies.
Gather and re-roll scraps until all dough is used.
Place on prepared pans.
Bake for 17 minutes.
Allow to cool on pans.
Filling
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Assembly
Spoon filling in decorating bag fitted with a #7 tip.
Turn half of the cookies over.
Pipe filling on upside down cookies.
Top with other half of cookies.
Notes
*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 gto the measurement for each cup of flour.Substitutions:
This recipe can be made vegan if your favorite non-dairy milk is used and aquafaba is used instead of an egg white!
Expert Tips:
When sifting the dry ingredients, make sure there are no lumps of cocoa powder.
Be careful to not over-mix the cookie dough!
Make sure the cookie dough is completely level when rolling out.
The bake time may vary depending on how your oven bakes/how many pans you bake at a time. We recommend baking one pan at a time for best results.
Make sure your cookies are completely cooled before filling.
You can fill these cookies as much as you like! But depending on how much filling you use, you may need to make more filling.