Homemade Oreos

Oreos, the world's favourite cookie. Found in over 100 countries, every day more than 20.5 million oreos are sold worldwide. So, quite a popular cookie! These homemade versions are just as tasty, if not more so. These oreos make great gifts, and will have people begging you to make them again and again.

Ingredients:
For the chocolate biscuits:
275g (10oz) All-purpose flour
50g (2oz) Cocoa powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
300g (10.5oz) Sugar
150g (5oz) Unsalted butter, softened
1 egg

For the filling:
100g (3.5oz) Unsalted butter, softened
250g (9oz) Icing sugar, sifted

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Grease and line two biscuit trays.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt, and sugar. While mixing on a low speed, add the butter, and then the egg.
• Continue mixing until the dough comes together
• Take rounded teaspoons of the dough and roll them out. Using a cookie cutter roughly the same size as an oreo, cut out the cookies until all the dough has been used up.
• Place the cookies 2-3 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the tops are just cracking.
• To make the filling, place the butter in a mixing bowl, and at low speed, gradually beat in the sugar. Turn the mixer on high and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until filling is light and fluffy
• To assemble the cookies, spread some filling on top of a cookie. Place another cookie, about the same size on top.
• Lightly press, to work the filling evenly towards the outside of the cookie. Enjoy with a large glass of milk!