I’ve been wanting to make a ripple afghan for a long time but never get around to it. I’ve had time lately waiting for this or that and its a portable project so I finally got it started. It will probably be Christmas before I finish but for now here is what I have been working on.
oh its so happy and colorful
I made it from cotton yarn so it will be good for summer and fall naps
what have you been working on?
There are a few oreo cookie recipes around the web. The one that caught my attention because of her wonderful photography was Smitten Kitchen. I have tweaked it a bit and to me it tastes more like Oreo Cakesters (which are full of I don’t know what, cost an arm and a leg and my hubby loves them). These really do measure up and passed his taste test 100%.
This recipe made about 30 cookies which lasted only 5 minutes around here once the kids got their hooks into them. These cookies are super yummy and you can pronounce every ingredient. (Imagine if you could buy a pack of cookies at the store which said ” Ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt” Yeah that would be awesome!
Oreo Cakester Wannabees Cookies
Here’s what you’ll need:
For the cookie:
1 1/4 all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
10 tablespoons softened butter (I used salted)
1 large egg
For the cookie creme
1/4 cup softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup palm shortening
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 F. In a mixer, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. When thoroughly mixed, on low speed add the butter and egg. Continue mixing until the dough comes together in a ball
Take rounded teaspoons of the cookie dough and roll them into a ball between the palms of your hands. Place them on parchment paper or a silpat about 2 inches apart. Place in the middle of the preheated over and bake for 12 minutes rotating the cookies at 6 minutes to ensure even baking. Set baked cookies on racks to cool.
While the cookies cool, lets make the cookie cream.
Place the butter and shortening in a mixing bowl and on low speed slowly add the sugar and vanilla. Turn mixer to high and beat for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
Put the cookie cream into a piping bag. If you do not have one put it into a ziploc bag and snip the corner off to pipe out the cream onto the cookies.
Take the other half of the cookies and place on top of each cookie with cream on it. Press them down gently to spread the filling inside the cookie sandwiches.
Real food tastes so much better than anything you can purchase at a store. No lab created or artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
