Homemade Mint Oreos
These Homemade Mint Oreos have a simple mint buttercream sandwiched between crisp, yet tender, dark chocolate cookies!
I think it’s safe to say that I’ve become quite a fan of sandwich cookies, whoopie pies, whatever you want call them, and these homemade mint oreos are so delicious!
The cookie base is crisp, yet tender and full of dark chocolate goodness! If you like softer cookies, just wait to eat these until the second day. The moisture from the mint buttercream soaks into the cookie and makes it really tender! Speaking of mint buttercream … I’m a fan of mint as long as it doesn’t taste like toothpaste, and since this recipe only uses 1 tsp of peppermint extract, you get all that mint flavor without feeling like you are brushing your teeth and eating cookies at the same time. 😉
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I took these cookies to a church party and a little boy came up to me and was like, “Your mint Oreos are very yummy!” It was adorable and also makes these cookies kid approved! 😀
Homemade Mint Oreos
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 ¼ cups (150 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
- ½ cup (40 g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cup (250 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) plus 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
Mint Buttercream:
- ⅓ cup (75 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅓ cup (75 g) shortening
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 6 to 8 drops green food coloring
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tsp water or milk for thinning the frosting to desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, thoroughly mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add the butter 1 Tbsp at a time until the mixture crumbles, then add the egg. Continue mixing until the dough comes together.
- Scoop dough into Tablespoon sized balls and place them on parchment or silicone lined baking sheets 2-inches apart. Slightly flatten dough balls with moistened hands or the bottom of a wet measuring cup.
- Bake for 9 minutes. Move baked cookies to a wire rack to cool.
- To make the buttercream, whip butter and shortening in a large bowl with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the peppermint extract. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar. If the frosting becomes too stiff to pipe from a plastic bag, add water 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency.
- Fill a plastic sandwich bag with mint buttercream. Cut off the corner and pipe a swirl on the bottom of one cookie. Top with the bottom of another cookie to create an Oreo sandwich cookie. Repeat with all cookies. Store in an airtight container up to 5 days.
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Recipe altered from Sugar Cooking
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These look delic! Do you know i I can swap out the sugar with pure maple syrup and/or honey?
For the cookies I would use pure maple syrup. Add about 1 tablespoon of additional flour for every 1/4 cup of maple syrup used, so for this recipe that would be 5 extra Tablespoons of flour. As for the frosting, I believe you can use powdered monk fruit in place of powdered sugar.
Do these taste like the original mint oreos? I’ve tried them when I was in the US and fell in love with them but we don’t have them in Germany… :/
…so I’m looking for a recipe to make my own ones 🙂
The cookies get softer after a day with the buttercream in the middle, so it isn’t quite as crunchy as a regular Oreo, but the frosting is pretty darn close. If you try it, you’ll have to tell me what you think. We like them a lot.
Did you test out freezing these? I am trying to make cookies ahead of time for Christmas and am trying to decide if I can do that with these. Thank you!!
Hi Michelle,
I haven’t frozen these, so I can’t say for sure, but I would place a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper on top of each layer of cookies, then double or triple wrap it with plastic wrap. If you try it, let us know how it goes!
I was looking around for a good homemade Oreo cookie recipe and came across this one. As I was reading the comments to see if it was worth trying I suddenly realized it was from someone I know!!! So fun to see your successes! I will have to give these a try.
Hey Trina! That’s so funny! I’m glad you found me! 😉 Yep, I blog from home full time while I take care of my 3 kids. How are you? I hope you like the cookies. 🙂