What a chocolate and vanilla combo! These soft Oreos are just like Oreo Cakesters. Two chocolate cake cookies are filled with a creamy vanilla center. Adjust the filling-to-cake ratio as you wish! You can also add a bit of peppermint extract to make Mint Oreo Cakesters.
1sticksalted butter softened on counter in advance
1cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
1tablespoonavocado oil or vegetable oilsoybean oil
2cupsflour
¼cupcocoa powder black cocoa powder or any
1tablespooncornstarch
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
Instructions
How to make the chocolate Oreo cookies
Preheat oven to 375 F. Soften butter in microwave if necessary.
Line baking pan with parchment paper.
Cream together butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and vegetable oil. Use a stand or hand mixer to blend until smooth.
In a second bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Mix well by hand.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine until it forms a large dough ball.
Use dough scoop or use a tablespoon to make dough balls. Place on cookie sheet so you fit 12 on the sheet. Flatten each ball slightly with your fingers.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 7 minutes. Turn on the oven light and see if the dough has spread. Do not overbake so the cookies remain soft.
Remove cookies from oven and set on cooling rack. In the meantime, bake the second batch of cookies.
Allow cookies to cool. You can make the cream filling as they cool or just before you are ready to fill them.
How to make Oreo cream filling
Cream the softened butter until smooth.
Add in the confectioners sugar a bit at a time so it doesn't get everywhere. Mix by hand or with a mixer combining the butter and sugar.
Add the vanilla extract.
Add in heavy whipping cream, a tablespoon at a time along with the remaining confectioners sugar.
Check the consistency. You don't want it too runny. It should have the consistency of frosting. You can add more heavy whipping cream if needed to make the icing smooth.
Use a knife to spread vanilla filling onto one cookie half. Take a second cookie and place it on top of the frosting to form a sandwich cookie. Press lightly so they come together.
Repeat with all cookie halves.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Using black cocoa powder will result in a darker cookie color. However, you can use any cocoa powder you have. They will taste delicious.You can use avocado oil or vegetable oil in this recipe.Make peppermint Oreo Cakesters by adding 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract to the vanilla frosting. You can also make some vanilla and some peppermint by adding the peppermint after you make 12 vanilla Oreo Cakesters.If you don't have a cooling rack for this recipe, you can let the cookies remain on the baking pan until they have cooled.