Homemade Oreos

I have made these a few other times, but made them again just last night. Love these- and I just used vanilla butter cream frosting for the filling since I always have some in the fridge. They are super sweet and yummy. I also make them a little smaller than called for since they are so rich and delicious. This particular recipe is from mycupofcake.com, but I also just recently saw it in a Paula Deen Christmas cookbook, but her recipe is doubled for a large crowd.

Homemade Oreos

      Cookies:                                                Filling:
        1 Devils Food Cake mix                         4 oz cream cheese
        2 eggs                                                       ¼ cup butter
        1/3 cup oil                                                 1 ½ cups powder sugar*
                                                                          ½ teaspoon vanilla 
       Yield: 24 cookies, 12 sandwiches

        Directions:
            1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
            2.    Mix Devil’s food cake mix, eggs, and oil together.  The dough will be very thick.
            3.    On a greased cookie sheet or on parchment paper, place dough balls about the size of a golf ball.  You will 
            need to make sure they are round and then pat them down with your fingers.
            4.    Bake for 7-10 minutes.  Wait until just after they start to “crack” on the top. 
            5.    Let cool on sheet for 2-3 minutes and then remove.
            6.   Filling: Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth.  Add vanilla. Add as much powdered sugar as 
            desired. 
            7.    Refrigerate filling in Tupperware or in a piping bag until firm and cookies are cooled.
            8.   Frost cookies and make into sandwiches. 
            9.   Refrigerate cookies for at least 2 hours and serve chilled.  Trust me, this makes them much better.