For all you lovers out there, who are bakers, (or even if you aren’t a baker) and need to do something for the valentine in your life, I’ve got just the thing for you! Recently, in order to celebrate valentine’s day properly, I made these really wonderful cookies. A chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookie; super simple and super yummy for your special someone.
The recipe I used called them homemade oreos. I will not call them that because I just, well, I just can’t. An oreo is an oreo- and there is nothing else like it. But, these cookies are a little chocolatey piece of loveliness for the tastebuds – and I will make them again. and again. and not just for my little valentines…
These cookies are chewy, the filling is creamy and together they are a match made in heaven. Just like you and your valentine.
Here’s the recipe:
chocolate sandwich cookies
cookie dough ingredients:
1 package of devil’s food cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil or shortening
filling ingredients:
1/4 cup butter at room temp.
1/4 cup shortening
2 tsp vanilla
2-3 cups powdered sugar.
instructions:
heat oven to 350. mix cookie dough ingredients, then roll into small balls -( I used a teaspoon cookie scoop.) place on baking sheet and then flatten. (I used the bottom of a glass) then bake for 8 minutes. remove from baking sheet and cool.
then cream butter and shortening, add vanilla and then powdered sugar to desired consistency.
take a moment to match up the cookies so that you have the sandwich ready- then, frost the bottom side of one cookie and top with its match.
Enjoy them, friends! Be prepared, you won’t want just one. 😛
(the recipe was adapted from the Mommy’s Kitchen blog)
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