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Soft, chewy homemade Oreo cookies with rich cream cheese filling. Easy to make and better than store-bought—perfect for picnics, parties, or late-night treats!
Table of Contents
- Forget Store-Bought – These Oreos are Next Level!
- Why You’ll Love These Homemade Oreo Cookies
- Simple and Foolproof
- Ingredients for Oreo Filling
- Tips For Making Homemade Oreos
- Fun Variations
- Questions About Homemade Oreo Cookies
- More Cookie Recipes
- How to Make Homemade Oreo Cookies
- Homemade Oreo Cookies Recipe
Forget Store-Bought – These Oreos are Next Level!
Who can resist these chewy homemade Oreo cookies? They take me straight back to my childhood. We used to pack them up for picnics by the lake—no family gathering felt complete without them. And honestly? These are nothing like the crunchy, store-bought ones. They’re soft, fudgy, and have this amazing brownie-like texture. And that cream cheese filling? Absolutely irresistible. My favorite way to eat them is straight out of the freezer—so good, I have to stop myself from eating them all in one sitting!
Why You’ll Love These Homemade Oreo Cookies
- Better than store-bought: Chewy, fudgy cookies with a fluffy, creamy filling—need I say more?
- Easy to make: Just four simple ingredients for the cookies. Even beginner bakers can nail these!
- Customizable: Switch up the flavors to make minty, peanut butter, or even red velvet versions.
Simple and Foolproof
These cookies are completely simple and foolproof! Even if you’re not a “baker” you can bake these in no time and with no hassle. All you need are a couple of boxes of Devil’s Food Cake mix, some butter, eggs and vanilla. That’s it! Just four ingredients and you have chewy, chocolatey cookies that taste delicious all on their own, but are elevated to a real treat with the cream cheese filling. Roll the cookie dough into small balls (about the size of a walnut). Do not overcook these little chocolate cookies. They’re much better when they’re a little soft. Place cookies on a rack to cool.
Ingredients for Oreo Filling
This filling is just a variation on our Cream Cheese Frosting. Make sure your cream cheese and butter is at room temperature before mixing them together with powdered sugar and a little vanilla. Whip until nice and fluffy. Spoon a little bit onto one of the Oreo cookies, then top with another. Let them set up, and store in the fridge or freezer until ready to serve.
Tips For Making Homemade Oreos
- Use parchment paper or a silicone mat: Keeps cookies from sticking and makes cleanup easy.
- Don’t overbake: Soft, fudgy cookies are the goal. Pull them out as soon as the edges set.
- Uniform cookie size: Use a cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies.
- Storing: Keep in an airtight container (or individually wrapped in plastic wrap) in the fridge or freeze for up to six months.
- Make from scratch: To make these cookies from scratch, you can use our homemade cake mix recipe and follow the instructions for the chocolate cookies. You will need 7 cups of dry mix.
- Frosting options: If cream cheese frosting isn’t your thing, try filling your cookies with vanilla buttercream frosting instead.
Fun Variations
- Grasshopper Oreos: Add mint extract and green food coloring to the frosting.
- Peanut Butter Lover’s Oreos: Mix a few tablespoons of peanut butter into the frosting.
- Red Velvet Oreos: Use red velvet cake mix instead of Devil’s Food.
- Double Stuff Oreos: Just double up on that delicious frosting!
Questions About Homemade Oreo Cookies
This recipe takes less than 45 minutes from start to finish.
The filling in homemade Oreos is usually a cream cheese frosting or buttercream frosting.
In the fridge, they stay fresh for up to a week. In the freezer, they’ll last 5-6 months.
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More Cookie Recipes
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Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies
No Bake Cookies
Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies
Whoopie Pies
Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
Swig Sugar Cookies
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How to Make Homemade Oreo Cookies
Homemade Oreo Cookies
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Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 2 boxes Devils Food Cake Mix
- ¾ cup shortening
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese-softened
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees.Sift the cake mix into a large mixing bowl or stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Add shortening, eggs, and vanilla.
- Mix the batter until just combined.
- Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Leave cookies on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes after removing from oven. Allow to cool completely before adding the filling.
For the Filling
- Mix cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add powdered sugar in a little bit at a time. Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, add the vanilla. The filling should form fairly stiff peaks.
- After the cookies have cooled completely, spread filling over the bottom of one cookie and place another cookie on top with the bottom touching the filling. We like to freeze the cookies before we eat them, but you can eat them right away as well.
Notes
- For an even richer cookie, you can add an extra teaspoon or two of cocoa powder to the cake mix.
- If you don’t have a Devil’s Food cake mix you can make our homemade cake mix and follow the instructions for chocolate cake. You will need 7 cups of the mix total for this recipe.
I give these cookies an A+. For Christmas, you could do half of the frosting red, and half green. They taste soft and creamy. One caveat: I found it difficult to sift the cake mix. It took a long time, my sifter jammed so I ended up using a fine mesh strainer. I do believe this is an important step, as the cookies turned out very fine and smooth. Otherwise, very easy!
I have been making this same recipe since 1990s. Exact recipe
Can butter be subbed for the shortening in this recipe?
Yes, you can use butter!
I love the simplicity of this recipe!! The cream cheese filling is to die for and so much tastier than the one in the store bought Oreo cookies.
These were so fun to make and so much better than store bought!
These are my son’s favorite recipe so far! Such an easy and delicious treat! Excited to make this again soon! My daughter loved helping the first time.
Using frosting for filling will it be fluffy or harden like frosting?
This frosting turns out nice and fluffy!
These sound great but I do not know what a cube of butter is…
It is 1/2 cup of butter!
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These are super easy and so delicious! My new go-to dessert recipe for the holidays!
ummmm, where have these been all my life?? They sound soooo good i can’t wait to try them!
Homemade Oreo cookies sound perfect and delicious. Frosting is sure the Icing on the cake. Yummy.
I would never have thought to try making Oreos at home until I stumbled across this: great recipe!
My kids love Oreos and I’m sure the home made ones will be a million times better than store bought ones. Will definitely give this recipe a try!
These are yummy! Jared sent them to me when I was in the MTC. 🙂