homemade oreo cookies

Summer is so close, I can taste it at the tip of my tongue. I can also taste a lot of birthday cake, it is definitely birthday season. We had another office birthday today and I really wanted to make something special for my coworker. Oreos are one of my favorite childhood snacks. I love twisting the two chocolate cookies apart and dipping them in milk until they are soft. It will always bring me back and make me feel like a kid again. What better feeling to have than this on your birthday.

homemade oreo cookie
cookie ingredients adapted from Retro Desserts

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1 1/2 cups sugar 
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) room- temperature, unsalted butter 
• 1 large egg

directions

1. Set two racks in the middle of the oven. Preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Mix softened butter and sugar together, once thoroughly mixed add in the egg. In a separate bowl sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, and salt. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet until dough comes together in a mass.
3. Take rounded teaspoons of batter and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart. Using the back of a spoon, slightly flatten the dough. Bake for 9 minutes, rotating once for even baking. Set baking sheets on a rack to cool.

creme filling 
ingredients 

• 6 oz butter, softened 
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla paste 
• 3 tablespoons evaporated milk

directions

1. Break up the butter into small chunks.
2. Mix in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth.
3. Gradually add evaporated milk.