Oreo Cookies

This recipe is for Buzz, my Oreo-Cookie-Eating-Buddy. :)

I made these last night and they actually DID taste a lot like the real thing:


Oreo Cookies

COOKIE WAFERS:
1 (18.25 oz) box Dark Fudge Cake Mix
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons shortening

CREME FILLING:
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup shortening (no substitution)
3 tablespoons hot water

Preheat oven to 325.
Blend all ingredients; then knead with your hands until it is pliable like dough.
Form dough into 3/4 inch balls and press flat, 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Bottom of
a glass works nice for this.
Bake 4 to 6 minutes or until cookies are crunchy. (I found that after 6 minutes the cookies were still very soft, but after they cool on wax paper they become harder.)
Let cookies cool on sheets.
Combine filling ingredients and mix well.
Form into balls about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter, again using your hands.
Sandwich one filling in the center of two cookies and carefully press down until the filling spreads almost to the edge.

Makes 2 dozen cookies (4 dozen wafers)