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posted by Christy Denneyon Aug 18, 202114 comments »
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Homemade Oreos are devil’s food cake chocolate sandwich cookies with a cream cheese frosting inside.
HOMEMADE OREOS
Let’s just call a spade a spade. These are my version of baked version of an Oreo. These are by no means, in a side by side comparison, going to look or taste like an Oreo. You could call these Chocolate Sandwich cookies with cream cheese frosting.
I’ve tried homemade versions of this (without a cake mix) and they’re always dry and bitter. Not what anyone wants to eat.
CHANGES TO CAKE MIX
This recipe is old and like many old recipes made with a cake mix they need to be revised. Do you know why? I used to work for Betty Crocker and am very familiar with their products. Their cake mixes used to be 18.25 ounces and a couple of years ago they changed all of their cake mixes to 15.25 ounces. If you notice, most other cake brands changed as well to a standard 15.25 ounces.
What does that mean? All of those old recipes are just slightly off in proportions. Because there’s less cake mix per box this cookie dough is a lot more wet made today than a few years ago. I have changed it to suit the other ingredients better.
WHAT KIND OF CAKE MIX DO I USE?
Devil’s Food cake mix is used here but you can also use chocolate fudge or regular old chocolate.
CRISCO VS BUTTER
There are many different versions of this cookie out there. I don’t love cooking with Crisco but it does give it a nice crisp cookie. I prefer the flavor of butter and the softness it adds.
OTHER COOKIE RECIPES
- No-Bake Cookies
- Monster Cookies
- Soft Sugar Cookies
- S’mores Cookies
- Oreo Pudding Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Maple Shortbread Cookies
- Peppermint Oreos
Homemade Oreos
3.84 from 6 votes
These Homemade Oreos are devil's food cake sandwich cookies with a cream cheese frosting inside.
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 8 minutes mins
Total Time: 18 minutes mins
Servings: 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 (15.25 ounce) boxes Devil's food cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine the cake mix, eggs, and oil with a mixer. The batter will be very stiff. If the dough is hard to work with refrigerate for about 15 minutes. Pinch of pieces of batter (about 1 tablespoon) and roll into balls. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets and flatten slightly with fingertips. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until a slight indentation remains when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and slightly slam the cookie sheet on a surface. This helps flatten them. Immediately remove cookies from the cookie sheets with a spatula and cool on a wire rack. Let cookies cool completely.
In a small glass bowl, combine the cream cheese and butter until completely blended. Gradually add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until the icing is fluffy and smooth. Spread half of the cookies with icing and top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container or resealable plastic bags. Makes 2 dozen.
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
Author: Christy Denney
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published on Aug 18, 2021
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14 comments on “Homemade Oreos”
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Cymbal Killer — Reply
I have some orange cake mix sitting around. I like trying different flavors and think I’ll try with that. I might have a lemon, too. I’ll try to remember to let you know. Thank you!
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MARY — Reply
DON’T UNDERSTAND THE “BUTTER” INGREDIENT—–IS IT 1/2 CUP + 1 STICK?
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Christy Denney — Reply
It’s a formatting bug. It’s fixed now.
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Lesa Thomas — Reply
Hi,
Excellent and delicious recipe. I will give it a try one of these days.
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JC — Reply
I cut in half the recipe above for a small gathering and they were a hit. Went to make a second time and followed the recipe as is and they were so tacky that I could not make them into balls…just stuck to my hands. Thought it was possibly the brand of cake (Duncan Hines) so I went to the store and bought another brand (Betty Crocker)…same problem. Saw the original recipe called for 18.5 oz packages where I was only using 15.5 oz packages with the BC brand so I put in half of a third package but it did not help… any suggestions?
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Christy {The Girl Who Ate Everything} — Reply
JC,
So the first time they weren’t tacky? The only thing I can think of is the size of a eggs you used. Did you use extra large eggs? -
Andrea Jorgensen — Reply
Hi! We had the same problem with our cookies tonight. So, we got our hands just slightly damp, scooped the dough out with a spoon and then smoothed the dough into balls with our slightly damp hands. Worked perfectly and the cookies turned out perfectly. Hope this helps! (I realize this comment is from years ago, but maybe it will help someone else making them. 😊
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Colleen — Reply
My OReo loving daughter sais “No way!” When i suggested this recipe. . . We will see very soon. Thank you.
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Av — Reply
I made these yesterday and I wanted to say they turned out great! They tastes just like oreos! Thanks for this awesome recipe!
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Its an excellent treat for everyone. Nice recipe You make my day. Great Post.
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Wow excellent recipe, thanks for sharing I love cookies type oreo haha
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bigFATcook — Reply
Yummy.. i must try out this recipe.. looks like it’s easy and fun!!
Greets from BFC!!
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Melissa — Reply
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Kristy and Brett — Reply
I absolutely LOVE these!! So easy and so good! Glad to hear you are back!
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