Cooking with My Best Buddy...

Spring Break Take II...

 

 I had awesome week hanging out with my brother, sister, my sister's boyfriend, and Nana. I visited As You Wish, went to see a Wrinkle in Time, and the food... Oh, there's nothing like eating good food with great people.

Today... The family and I will be cruising through Arizona visiting some beautiful sites. 

I will leave you this fine Saturday morning with my brother's favorite dessert... OREO Cookies! We had fun creating a homemade version with everything found right in our cupboards. 

Ingredients:

Cookie

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 cup white sugar

2 teaspoons of salt

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups of dark cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cream Filling

1/2 cup salted butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

• In 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 flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda into the mix. Blend well.
• Add the dry ingredients, and mix together until combined.

• Turn the dough and push together into a flat square. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

• Remove the dough from the fridge, and divide the dough in 4s.
• To roll out the dough, place a quarter of the dough on a lightly floured surface.
• Using a small round cookie cutter cut the dough into individual rounds and place on a large parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 1/2-inch between each cookie.

• Pack together and re-roll out any scraps to cut additional cookies. Repeat this process with each remaining 1/4 of the dough.

• Bake in 325 preheated oven for minutes. Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool.

• To make the filling, combine 1/2 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 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 side.

Enjoy!