Homemade OREO's

Santa's favorite cookie......Homemade OREO's!

(at least it was at our house this year)

Making cookies for Santa and setting them out on Christmas Eve, in anticipation that he would surely eat them when he came, was always an exciting part of the magic for me as a young child. And now, as much as Santa doesn't NEED the cookies... they are certainly enjoyed in a much more tummy filling way! Santa enjoyed this cookie during his busy work at our house.....all was quite late that night, the bright lights of the tree warmed the house and only 2 sets of feet were scurrying about.

This Christmas season.....these cookies have been a favorite at our house but they aren't only for Christmas time.  They are so moist and the filling really tastes much like the real Oreo filling.

The cookie:

2 boxes devils food cake mix

4 eggs

1 ¼ cup butter (melted)

Mix all together. Drop by little spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

Bake 350 for 7-8 minutes. Cookie is suppose to be soft.

Allow to cool. Then frost and sandwich together into a cookie.

Frosting…(much like the Oreo filling)

½ cup room-temperature, unsalted butter

½ cup vegetable shortening

4 cups sifted powdered sugar

4 tsps vanilla extract

*you can also use a cream cheese frosting instead, which is super yummy too.

*this recipe makes alot. You could easily cut it in half, you'd also want to cut the frosting in half too. But once you start eating em' you will surely wish you had just made the whole recipe! 

Summer said they made these then rolled the edges in smashed candy cane. I bet they were delicious and looked so pretty.