Comments on: homemade oreos http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mary lou http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-355022 mary lou Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:03:55 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-355022 Deb - add me to your list of 'de-lurkers' who've been reading and loving this forever, and now that i'm in the kitchen more lately I have a whole new appreciation for all you've accomplished here - so above all, 'thanks!' I'm also wondering if you're as impressed as I am that nearly 3 years out and you're still getting questions and comments on this and many other recipes - certainly one of the best 'living legacies' that I can think of! But back to the task at hand - I've read through the majority of the comments looking for someone who's made these with a lower fat content to the filling and didn't notice any. I've been baking cookies for some local charities and while I'm not restricted to 'lighter' options, I do attempt to keep even the 'regular' cookies on the healthier side (not hard to do if you're comparing them to something like an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie, yikes!), and am wondering about the ratio of fat to sugar in the filling. I make an icing for a chocolate wafer cookie that is 1/4 C fat to 2 1/2 C sugar and is very rich and delicious (that recipe also includes 3-4 tblspns of milk) and I'm wondering if reducing the fat in the filling here will significantly alter the texture and flavor of the cookie ... 'cause a lighter cookie is a nice idea, but not if it's gonna mess with the flavor! ;) Thanks again for an awesome blog! Deb – add me to your list of ‘de-lurkers’ who’ve been reading and loving this forever, and now that i’m in the kitchen more lately I have a whole new appreciation for all you’ve accomplished here – so above all, ‘thanks!’

I’m also wondering if you’re as impressed as I am that nearly 3 years out and you’re still getting questions and comments on this and many other recipes – certainly one of the best ‘living legacies’ that I can think of!

But back to the task at hand – I’ve read through the majority of the comments looking for someone who’s made these with a lower fat content to the filling and didn’t notice any. I’ve been baking cookies for some local charities and while I’m not restricted to ‘lighter’ options, I do attempt to keep even the ‘regular’ cookies on the healthier side (not hard to do if you’re comparing them to something like an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie, yikes!), and am wondering about the ratio of fat to sugar in the filling. I make an icing for a chocolate wafer cookie that is 1/4 C fat to 2 1/2 C sugar and is very rich and delicious (that recipe also includes 3-4 tblspns of milk) and I’m wondering if reducing the fat in the filling here will significantly alter the texture and flavor of the cookie … ’cause a lighter cookie is a nice idea, but not if it’s gonna mess with the flavor! ;)

Thanks again for an awesome blog!

]]> By: Courtney http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-354416 Courtney Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:11 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-354416 Deb, I've been reading your blog for a while (and have made many, many delicious dishes). However, I've never written a comment until now. I hate, hate, HATE, Nabisco Oreos and would bash them any chance I get. For some reason, this recipe jumped out at me and I thought "hey, maybe this time I'll like them." Wow. Like I said--never liked Oreos. But homemade Oreos??? Now THAT'S a different story. These are absolutely amazing and I'm so glad I put aside my prejudice for one [Friday] night. Thanks for testing so many recipes out and providing great insight and input into all of them. Lame as it sounds, it's so very much appreciated. Deb, I’ve been reading your blog for a while (and have made many, many delicious dishes). However, I’ve never written a comment until now. I hate, hate, HATE, Nabisco Oreos and would bash them any chance I get. For some reason, this recipe jumped out at me and I thought “hey, maybe this time I’ll like them.” Wow. Like I said–never liked Oreos. But homemade Oreos??? Now THAT’S a different story. These are absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I put aside my prejudice for one [Friday] night. Thanks for testing so many recipes out and providing great insight and input into all of them. Lame as it sounds, it’s so very much appreciated.

]]> By: Brittany http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-352544 Brittany Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:27:26 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-352544 I made these using just 1 cup sugar for the chocolate wafers and added 1/2 tsp. instant espresso powder (Ina Garten says coffee makes chocolate taste more chocolatey) to the dough. Then for the filling I used 1/2 c. powdered sugar and 1/2 c. superfine sugar (because I ran out of the powdered kind). The results were divine! I made these using just 1 cup sugar for the chocolate wafers and added 1/2 tsp. instant espresso powder (Ina Garten says coffee makes chocolate taste more chocolatey) to the dough. Then for the filling I used 1/2 c. powdered sugar and 1/2 c. superfine sugar (because I ran out of the powdered kind). The results were divine!

]]> By: Wendy http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-350362 Wendy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:45:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-350362 I made them in heart shapes for Valentines Day. I had to add an extra bit of flour so I could roll them out and I used lard instead of shortening and added some melted chocolate chips to the filling to make them more chocolate. They were great but quite crisp. I made them again today and added an extra 2 Tbsp butter to the dough and didn't bake them as long so they were chewier. My husband really likes them. I made them in heart shapes for Valentines Day. I had to add an extra bit of flour so I could roll them out and I used lard instead of shortening and added some melted chocolate chips to the filling to make them more chocolate. They were great but quite crisp. I made them again today and added an extra 2 Tbsp butter to the dough and didn’t bake them as long so they were chewier. My husband really likes them.

]]> By: Hannah http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-349931 Hannah Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:48:46 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-349931 Coincidence that I only had 1/2 cup of cocoa in the whole house? Coincidence that my oven decided to work properly today? I think not! I was surprised, after reading all the cocoa discussions, at the results I produced. Here in Uganda, Africa, we only have one local brand of cocoa available and that's all there is. Deciding to risk it, I was shocked that my oreos turned out EXACTLY like yours, Deb!! I used just under 1/2 cup of cocoa since that's all I had. They are PERFECT!! So easy to make and the cream is delicious..Right now I'm licking it off my fingers in great globs. Mmmm. Didn't have any vanilla extract but caramel essence worked even better. Thanks so much for this recipe!!! Coincidence that I only had 1/2 cup of cocoa in the whole house? Coincidence that my oven decided to work properly today? I think not!
I was surprised, after reading all the cocoa discussions, at the results I produced. Here in Uganda, Africa, we only have one local brand of cocoa available and that’s all there is. Deciding to risk it, I was shocked that my oreos turned out EXACTLY like yours, Deb!! I used just under 1/2 cup of cocoa since that’s all I had. They are PERFECT!! So easy to make and the cream is delicious..Right now I’m licking it off my fingers in great globs. Mmmm. Didn’t have any vanilla extract but caramel essence worked even better. Thanks so much for this recipe!!!

]]> By: brittany http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-348809 brittany Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:43:16 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-348809 please put up the recipe for this perfect turkey sandwich! please put up the recipe for this perfect turkey sandwich!

]]> By: Don't Burn the Garlic! http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-348750 Don't Burn the Garlic! Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:43:24 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-348750 I'm confident these will make the perfect V-day dessert. I'm going to dye the cream red. I’m confident these will make the perfect V-day dessert. I’m going to dye the cream red.

]]> By: Andrea http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-347579 Andrea Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:14:03 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-347579 Oh Deb....I hate you for posting this, and I hate Allison over at the Journal Sentinel for linking up to this post and reminding me of this glorious recipe. It's a beautiful recipe, and the GF version that someone else linked to is just as good as the non-GF. I just used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder - the cookies were black, flat, and delightfully Oreo-ish. These are just not the type of cookie you make for the cookie jar unless you want to gain, oh....an extra 10 pounds in one night. I make my cookies the size of marbles (the slightly larger marble size), and they came out perfect. The original size in the recipe, the teaspoon size, yielded whoopie pie size cookies. ;) But I'm not complaining.... Thank you! Oh Deb….I hate you for posting this, and I hate Allison over at the Journal Sentinel for linking up to this post and reminding me of this glorious recipe.

It’s a beautiful recipe, and the GF version that someone else linked to is just as good as the non-GF. I just used Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder – the cookies were black, flat, and delightfully Oreo-ish. These are just not the type of cookie you make for the cookie jar unless you want to gain, oh….an extra 10 pounds in one night. I make my cookies the size of marbles (the slightly larger marble size), and they came out perfect. The original size in the recipe, the teaspoon size, yielded whoopie pie size cookies. ;) But I’m not complaining….

Thank you!

]]> By: Rachel http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-345954 Rachel Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:13:35 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-345954 I love your blog, and I know this recipe is an old one, but I just came across it, looking for a homemade Oreo recipe. After looking through some of your recipes, tho, what I did was used the filling from this cookie and put it on the chocolate wafer cookie recipe you posted. They were an absolute hit, and all I shared with say they are a thousand times better than Nabisco. I agree! :) I love your blog, and I know this recipe is an old one, but I just came across it, looking for a homemade Oreo recipe. After looking through some of your recipes, tho, what I did was used the filling from this cookie and put it on the chocolate wafer cookie recipe you posted. They were an absolute hit, and all I shared with say they are a thousand times better than Nabisco. I agree! :)

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/#comment-345759 deb Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:17:59 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk#comment-345759 Hi Alan -- Pretty sure these wouldn't work in a press. They're a puff and spread kind of cookie, not one that holds it's shape like a roll-out recipe that might call for cookie cutters. Hi Alan — Pretty sure these wouldn’t work in a press. They’re a puff and spread kind of cookie, not one that holds it’s shape like a roll-out recipe that might call for cookie cutters.

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