Homemade Oreo Cookies (Vegan)

⭐️ Why You Should Try It

• Perfectly crispy and snappy. These Oreo cookies are super crispy, with a rich and buttery flavor and a subtle shortbread texture, making them truly irresistible. Everyone loves them!
• They taste (almost) like the authentic ones. You will be surprised by how close these homemade Oreos taste to the originals! They are a bit more chocolatey (because we are chocolate lovers) and have a rich vanilla filling. Plus, you can keep them for up to 10 days in an airtight container!
• Quick and simple. This recipe couldn’t be easier. You make the dough, flatten it, and cut out cookies before baking them for a few minutes. The rest consists of filling a cookie with vanilla cream and closing it with another one to make a sandwich.

📘 What Are Oreo Cookies

Oreo is a sandwich cookie brand consisting of 2 chocolate biscuits and a vanilla cream filling. It first appeared on the market in 1912 and has quickly become one of the most loved commercial cookies in the world.

🍫 Ingredient Notes

Here are the ingredients that you will need to make these vegan Oreos:

• All-purpose flour – Use regular all-purpose flour.
• Butter – For crispiness and richness. In my opinion, vegan butter with a neutral taste works best to achieve an authentic flavor. If you use butter with a strong aroma, it can overpower the taste and make the cookies too buttery, which will partially cover the taste of the chocolate.
• Sugar – Use granulated white sugar. You could use coconut sugar but it will largely alter the flavor of the cookies, so I do not recommend it either.
• Cocoa powder – We will be using two types of cocoa powder. The first one is your regular unsweetened cocoa powder that is brown in color. The second one is a darker kind, called black cocoa powder. You can read more about it below.
• Baking powder – To achieve a slightly more aerated texture. You can use baking soda instead of baking powder for crispier cookies.
• Vanilla extract – For flavor. You can use store-bought or homemade vanilla extract.
• Coconut oil – Instead of going for a buttercream filling, I went with a combination of deodorized coconut oil, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract for the filling. The reason for that is that I wanted the cookies to last for days at room temperature, just like the originals.
• Powdered sugar – To sweeten the filling.

🥣 How to Make It

1. Make the dough

1. Cream the butter. Add the diced butter and sugar to a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater attachment. Cream the butter with the sugar on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until fully combined.

2. Add the cocoa powders. Next, add both types of cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Cream for another 20-30 seconds.
3. Add the flour. Add the flour, almond milk, and vanilla extract. Knead for another 30 seconds. At this point, the dough should have the texture of cookie dough.

2. Flatten and cut out

1. Flatten. Transfer the dough to a piece of parchment paper. Top with another layer of parchment paper and flatten the dough into a 1/8-inch (3-4mm) thickness using a rolling pin. Try to make the dough as even as possible.
2. Chill. Place the flattened dough on a baking sheet or flat plate and chill it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. You can speed up this process by freezing it for about 20 minutes.
3. Cut out cookies. Using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out cookies and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. There is no need to leave much space between each as they will not spread much.

3. Bake

1. Bake. Bake the cookies in a 325°F (160°C) preheated oven for about 11 minutes.
2. Let them cool. After removing the cookies from the oven, let them cool completely before garnishing them with the vanilla filling.

4. Assemble

1. Prepare the vanilla cream. Add the room-temperature coconut oil (it should be soft, not melted), powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater attachment. Cream the coconut oil for 15-20 seconds or until it is fully combined with the sugar. Note: If the filling appears too dry, add more coconut oil.
2. Fill the cookies. Scoop out about 1 teaspoon of the vanilla cream. Shape it into a ball and slightly flatten it into a disc in your hand. Place the disc of vanilla cream on a chocolate cookie and carefully press it onto it. Finally, top with another cookie and slightly press it onto the cream to create a sandwich cookie. Repeat with the remaining cookies and filling, and enjoy!

🥥 Variations

If you are bored of the classic flavor, here are some filling variations for you to try:

• Double-stuffed Oreos: Use 2 teaspoons of the vanilla filling instead of 1 to make double-stuffed Oreos.
• Peppermint Oreos: Add a few drops of peppermint extract to the filling for a fresh and minty flavor.
• Coconut Oreos: Use regular coconut oil and replace a few tablespoons of the powdered sugar with finely shredded coconut.
• Nutty Oreos: Incorporate chopped nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds, or peanuts into the filling.
• Coffee Oreos: Add 1/2 teaspoon of instant espresso for a toasted note.

🥛 What to Serve It With

You can enjoy these homemade Oreo cookies as is or dip them in plant-based milk such as almond milk, oat milk, or hazelnut milk. Want to go all black? How about serving these Oreos with black sesame milk?

💬 FAQ

If you ever wanted to recreate homemade Oreos at home, you are going to love this recipe! These vegan Oreos are crispy, super chocolatey, and have a fresh and buttery vanilla cream filling!

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