Homeade Oreos

I've been meaning to post this since Sunday when I made them, but a cold and a huge amount of work has kept me from that.

I'm hosting a bake sale at my school every tuesday during October to raise money to send holiday gifts to 

disabled children.

this past weekend, i made some homeade oreos to sell.

i tripled the recipe so I would have extra to send to my best friend in college.

let's just say they were a huge hit and taste so much better then the brand kind.

Homeade oreos

adapted from smitten kitchen 

{don't get turned off by the 6 sticks of butter.  i tripled the recipe!}

you'll need:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 cup Dutch processed unsweetened chocolate powder 

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

1 1/4 sticks softened butter

1 egg

6 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 stick softened butter

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

2 cups confectioners sugar 

for the cookies:

preheat oven to 375 degrees.

in an electric mixer, combine flour, chocolate powder, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.  while on low speed, add 1 1/4 sticks butter and egg.

continue mixing until it is thick and together.

*I added 3 teaspoons of vanilla now.  

place in balls on parchment paper.  flatten with your hand.

bake in the oven for 9-10 minutes (11-2 if you want them hard.  i like mine softer)

let cool

for the icing:

combine 1/2 stick butter and shortening in a mixing bowl.  gradually beat in sugar and remaining 3 teaspoons vanilla.

once cookies have cooled, spread icing or pipe icing onto bottom cookie.  stick a second cookie to the icing.

makes 25-30 cookies, or about 15 sandwiches 

 ** i'm extending the giveaway until the weekend.  enter for a cupcake lover's necklace!  xoxo

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

all previous recipes i have made can be found over at my other blog.

see the right hand column for the link.

i don't want to just re-post the posts here.

so i am slowly remaking all the good recipes for you!

today i made my favorite cookies ever.

ever since i made them last year i have not been able to stop thinking about them.

and, since it's finally fall(ish) out, i thought it'd be the perfect time to make them!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

the recipe is adapted from here

 To Set the Mood, light a Pumpkin Candle

 You'll Need

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1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 brown sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

3 teaspoons cinnamon (you can add less if you don't like cinnamon very much)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon milk

2 tablespoons vanilla

2 cups chocolate chips

 Combine pumpkin, sugars, oil, egg, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a mixer

Mix

In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the milk

Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture.  Combine

Add vanilla.  Combine

Add chocolate chips.  Combine

Place spoon sized amounts onto a lined baking sheet

Bake at 350 degrees for about 13 minutes, or until top is firm and golden brown

these cookies come out light and fluffy so that they taste like a muffin top.

makes about 22 cookies.

enjoy!