Homemade Oreos

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia is a low-calorie sweetener.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: regular sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup of softened butter with the white sugar and salt, until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs until fully incorporated.

Sieve together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda into the mix. Blend well.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix together until combined.

Turn the dough out onto your surface and push together into a flat square. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 325˚F (160˚C).

Remove the dough from the fridge, and for ease of rolling out, divide the dough into 4.

To roll out the dough, place a quarter of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper. Roll the dough between the two sheets of parchment to ¼-inch thickness.

Using a small round cookie cutter, cut the dough into individual rounds and place on a large parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving at least ½-inch between each cookie.

Pack together and re-roll out any scraps to cut additional cookies. Repeat with this process with each remaining ¼ of the dough.

Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. If baking multiple trays at the same time, be sure to rotate the pans in the oven halfway through. Remove and transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.

To make the filling, combine ½ cup butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Beat together until light and fluffy.

Assemble the cookies by spreading a generous scoop of the icing onto one of the cookies and sandwiching it with another. Give it a light squeeze and scrape any excess off to clear and even out the sides.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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