Faux-reos Recipe
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Faux-reos

By: Kathy 
"Better than the real thing? You decide."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (47)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 (18.25 ounce) packages devil's food cake mix
  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Batter will be thick.
  3. Roll dough into balls the size of nickels. Place on greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
  4. When cookies are cool, frost the bottoms of half of the cookies with Faux-reo filling(see footnote) and stick bottom-to-bottom with another unfrosted cookie.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 313 | Total Fat: 19.6g | Cholesterol: 44mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2003 by DEADTOE   view full review
very close to the real thing only better since they have that "homemade" taste. i suggest...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2007 by VJGUNKEL59   view full review
I wouldn't call these a copy of oreos, but they are very good. The ease in which this mixes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 22, 2007 by Julie Peterson   view full review
I have made these about 5 times since I first found the recipe 2 years ago (I can't believe I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2008 by love2cook   view full review
These were fantastic! My kids made them for their home-ec class yesterday. Between making the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2008 by TennMom   view full review
These are wonderful, yet so easy. I've made these numerous times and they are always a hit. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2004 by BABYOFMINE   view full review
yum, yum, yum! VERY easy to make. I would also recommend sticking with very small dough balls,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by gastlygoul   view full review
These are hard to make and messy, but man , oh, man are they good after sitting in the fridge...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2008 by binski   view full review
More like a mini whoopie pie than an oreo but very easy to make and delicious. Will be making...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2008 by ZIMM2GO   view full review
I couldn't really eat these because of how much shortening was in it. My hubby liked them. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2008 by Mandy   view full review
So yummy! Only problem is that I eat way too many of them!

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