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Better Than Oreos Recipe
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Better Than Oreos travel well.  I know.  I took them to a family reunion.

They are delish and not difficult to make for a sandwich cookie.

 It just takes a few minutes with some Brownie Bliss Mix-up, an egg and butter to make the crispy dark chocolate wafers and a recipe of  my Marshmallow Creme frosting.   A single batch makes 18 sandwiches. (The frosting will cover two batches.)

The dough comes together quickly and is crumbly, but holds together when pressed.

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Place tablespoonfuls of dough on a cookie sheet covered in baking parchment and flatten gently as pictured.  I found that the cookie’s shapes were more consistent if  I flipped them over after flattening them, but I can’t really give you a scientific reason…they just maintained a better shape!

After they’ve come out of the oven and cooled, just pipe a generous dollop of frosting onto half of the cookies. Top with the other half of the batch.

 Next time I might add some coconut and crushed almonds for an ‘Almond Joy’ effect or maybe try the chocolate version of the marshmallow frosting….hmmm  there is potential here.

Speaking of traveling well; school is starting this week for the kids in my neighborhood and I think this cookie would be a great back-to-school treat to find in a lunchbox.  Just 1 cookie makes a satisfying dessert serving.

Oh and incidentally,  I made 2 batches for the reunion and they were snapped up quickly, leaving me with a feeling of relief and dismay.  But I did manage to rescue one so I could give a proper review to you.  Yum, nom, yum.

It’s a tender-crisp dark chocolate cookie filled with a light, but rich frosting.  They also freeze well and are food as a frozen treat too. I can’t wait to have an excuse to make them again.

Now go make ’em. 🙂

Better Than Oreos

Laura Hickman
Tender-crisp dark chocolate wafers surround fluffy, rich marshmallow frosting. Grab a glass of milk and give it a dunk.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 wafers or 18 sandwich cookies

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cookies:

  • 3 cups Brownie Bliss Mix-up
  • 1/2 cup butter , softened
  • 1 large egg

Filling:

  • Marshmallow Buttercream Recipe. https://www.bakingoutsidethebox.com/marshmallow-creme-frosting-and-filling/

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • In mixer bowl, mix together Brownie Bliss Mix-up, butter and egg. Mixture will be crumbly but hold together when pressed.
  • Using a level tablespoon of dough, drop cookies onto baking sheets prepared with baking parchment or cooking spray.
  • With bottom of a glass or a cup measure, gently press each dough drop evenly to about 1/4 inch high and spaced about 1″ apart.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes.
  • While cookies are cooling, make the Marshmallow Creme Frosting according to directions. (1 recipe will frost a double batch of the Better Than Oreos Cookies.)
  • To assemble the cookies, turn the cookies over so the flat side is facing up on half of the cookies.
  • With pastry bag and large piping tip or spoon, dollop frosting into center of half of the flat-side up cookies.
  • Gently press the tops onto the frosting to distribute it evenly, but not quite to edge of cookies.
  • Allow frosting to set, if you can wait that long. Otherwise pour a big glass of milk and enjoy immediately.

Notes

These freeze and travel very well.

Here’s the recipe for the Marshmallow Creme Frosting.

The recipe for the Brownie Bliss Mix-up can be found here.

 Wonder how to get started Baking Outside the Box?  Start here.

My thanks to many on Pinterest, and to Smitten Kitten, for the inspiration for this recipe.

5 Comments

  1. anita zimmerman June 12, 2014 at 3:57 PM

    I am looking for the recipe for the marshmallow frosting recipe to go with the better than oreos cookies and it tells me it cannot find it. Can you email it to me.

    Reply
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  3. Linda J Cantley January 3, 2024 at 7:21 AM

    I am searching all over and can’t find it. what is Goody Mix? Recipe please.

    Reply
    1. Laura February 24, 2024 at 10:41 AM

      Here is the link to the PDF. It should just appear in printable form. Goody Mix Recipe

      Reply

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