Homemade Oreos

Mouth-watering homemade Oreos with chocolate cookies and a delicious creamy filling will have the whole house begging for more.

Oreos are a big hit at our house and they are probably just as loved in almost every house in America. A crispy chocolate cookie and a sweet creamy center, what’s not to love? I guess some people are a little biased one way or another towards either the cookie or the cream, to dip or not dip but any way you look at it, these cookies have something special for everybody!

My husband especially loves this recipe for fake Oreos and I love it too, it is such a simple recipe for something so delicious! Who would’ve thought that a delicately sweet creamy filling sandwiched between two perfectly chocolatey Oreo cookies would be so simple to make in your own kitchen and taste so similar to the real deal?!

These are definitely going to be a new favorite at our house. These would also be great to make with the littles. They are going to love helping you squish the two cookies together. Sure, maybe a little messy but fun none the less!

What Ingredients Do I Need to Make Homemade Oreos?

Here is the best news of your day…you’re going to most likely have all these ingredients in the pantry already for these chocolate sandwich cookies! Cookies any time you want! Here is what you will need:

• Dry Ingredients: Flour, Unsweetened Cocoa, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Salt
  • NOTE: You can use dutch-process cocoa powder or black cocoa if you have it.
• Wet Ingredients: Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Egg and Vanilla Extract

Filling

• Butter
• Shortening
• Powder Sugar
• Vanilla Extract

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post so keep scrolling for all the details.

How to Make Fake Oreos

This recipe is as easy as making chocolate cookies and while they are baking, you make the simple creamy filling! Let the cookies cool and then assemble. You better make a double batch because they are going to go fast! Here are the basic steps:

Cookies

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream: Add the butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream them together until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
3. Combine: Sift the dry ingredients and then add them to the wet ingredients and mix to combine.
4. Flatten: Scoop the cookies onto a lined baking sheet and flatten slightly with the bottom of a measuring cup sprayed with cooking spray.
5. Bake: Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
6. Cool: While the cookies are baking, make the frosting. Let the cookies cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Frosting

1. Beat: Add the butter and shortening to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
2. Mix: Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
3. Pipe: Use a piping bag or a ziploc bag with the corner cut off to frost one cookie and then top it with another cookie to create a sandwich.
   • PRO TIP: If you want to make your homemade Oreos DOUBLE STUFF, now is the time! Load the cream filling on!

The recipe card below also contains all these instructions in their entirely. You can print or save the recipe there as well.

Can I Use These Cookies in Other Recipes?

No, these should not be used as a substitute for real Oreos in recipe. If you are going to make a no bake Oreo pie, then real Oreos need to be used.

Variations

This recipe is fabulous plain, but it is super easy to change things up and play with more flavors, colors and textures.

You can add flavoring or color to the filling for different holidays. Using different extracts in the filling would be so yummy…mint, orange, strawberry, or peanut butter just to name a few!

Use food coloring to dye the filling orange for Halloween or any color to match the extract flavor you use…green for mint, pink for strawberry, etc.

I’m also a huge texture person, so adding some chocolate chips or mini m&m’s either to the cookies or to the filling would be perfection too!

Can You Make Homemade Oreo Cookies with Cake Mix?

If you don’t want to make the cookies from scratch just use a box of devils food cake, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup veggie oil and bake 325 for 8-10 min.

If you’re keeping it as simple as possible, use a tub of store-bought vanilla frosting too. So easy! It’s a great faux Oreo recipe if you’re short on time and budget.

Can You Freeze Homemade Oreo Cookies?

You can freeze the homemade Oreo cookies, but we would NOT suggest freezing the cream filling as it can separate when you pull it out of the freezer.

What we actually prefer to do is to freeze the homemade oreo cookie dough. This keeps the cookies fresh and it’s so easy to pop the dough in the oven and while they bake make the cream filling.

How Long do Cookies Keep?

Homemade Oreos should be kept in the fridge in an airtight container. They will keep for up to a week though the cookies will get progressively more soft overtime.

Once cookies are baked you need to make sure that they are wrapped well in saran wrap and then placed in a freezer bag for no more than 2 months.

Cookie dough can be frozen for up to 6 months in a well sealed freezer bag or up to 8 months if you use a Food Saver.

Craving the classic flavor of Oreos but want to make them at home? This recipe has got you covered! These homemade Oreos are just as delicious as the store-bought version and are fun to make with the whole family.

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