Title: Oreo Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings
1 pk Devil's food cake mix; 18 oz
2 Eggs
2 tb Water
2 tb Cooking oil
For dipping
1/2 c Bitter cocoa powder or
Nestles quik)
For filling
1 Unflavored gelatin
1/4 c Cold water
1 c Crisco
1 ts Vanilla
1 lb Plus 1 cup powdered sugar
Blend all COOKIE DOUGH ingredients together until you can shape the
dough into a smooth ball. Let it stand 20 minutes, loosely covered. Form
dough into marble-sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie
sheet. Flatten each with smooth bottom of drinking glass greased once and
dipped into the cocoa powder. (Or use sweetened chocolate drink powder).
Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove cookies at once from baking
sheet, to paper toweling and at once, flatten each cookie with back of
pancake turner. Let cool 20 minutes. Fill with COOKIE FILLING mixture.
(Cookie Filling) Soften gelatin in cold water. Place in heatproof cup in
pan of hot water til gelatin is transparent. Meanwhile beat Crisco till
fluffy, adding vanilla and sugar gradually. Beat in gelatin mixture when it
is completely cooled, but not yet set or firm. This is used to give the
filling stability - as well as protein! When cooled, shape filling into 1
inch balls. Place between the two bottom sides of the cooled cookies,
pressing gently till filling has spread to edge of cookies and rounded-out
like the originals. This is supposed to be a great imitation version of the
original Nabisco Oreos.
