homemade oreos

Okay, so they don't taste exactly like oreos (and oreos are already vegan, but whatever), but these cookies got thumbs up from my carnivorous family. In truth, these were probably the most complicated cookie I have assembled thus far; that being said, they were pretty easy. I don't make a lot of complicated cookies.

You need:

-3/4 c. shortening (non-hydrogenated)
-1 c. sugar
-2 t. vanilla extract
-1/2 c. soymilk
-1 1/2 c. flour
-1/2 c. cocoa
-2 t. cornstarch
-1/2 t. salt
-1/4 t. baking soda

First, cream together the shortening and sugar with a 

hand mixer (my new best friend) for about a minute.

Next, add the remaining ingredients and continue mixing.

You should get a squishy, oily lump of dough. Yumm.

Take two pieces of parchment (not wax) paper and sandwich

the dough. Roll out with a rolling pin so it's about 

a 1/4 in. thick.

(action shot)

Using some sort of cookie-cutting device, 

cut circles in the dough. You can choose to skip

this and just bake the large flat piece of dough,

breaking it into bars as soon as it's done cooking. 

That is much easier.

Bake at 350° for 12 minutes, then let cool.

While it is baking, make the frosting.

Yes! YUM. Highly recommend skipping the whole cutting-into-circles thing. Unless you wanted them to look like oreos. In that case, knock yourself out. I also made a bit of mint icing to go along with the cookies. Highly recommend that as well.