There have been several spottings and postings of Halloween Oreos all over social media in the past couple of weeks–stores are stocking up on these fun-filled cookies and so are my friends. There is a part of me that gets all delighted and stuff because, well, it’s Halloween season. But then I am quickly reminded that I am unable to partake in those delicious celebratory cookies. Good thing I wrote a cookbook (Decadent Gluten-Free Vegan Baking) with a gluten-free vegan Oreo recipe. All I needed to do was turn the white filling into an orange glow (I used this food coloring which is gluten-free and vegan). Piece of cake! (or cookie…)
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 c. Cara’s All-Purpose Blend
- 1/2 c. dark cocoa powder (or use regular cocoa powder)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 6 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 6 Tbsp. non-hydrogenated shortening
- 2 Tbsp. nondairy milk
- 1 Tbsp. molasses
For the Filling:
- 1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp. non-hydrogenated shortening
- few drops of gluten-free vegan orange food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until a nice dough forms. It might be a little crumbly; simply place the dough on a piece of parchment paper and gently knead until a smooth ball if formed.
- Roll between two pieces of parchment paper until approximately 1/4″ thick. Cut into circles with a 2″ cookie cutter.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to fully cool.
- With an electric mixer, combine all the ingredients for the filling until it becomes thick and smooth.
- Using a spatula, scrape the cream into a plastic baggie. Make a slit in one corner and thickly distribute the cream in a circular motion onto one cookies. Gently sandwich another cookie on top.
Notes
This recipe has be republished from the cookbook, Decadent Gluten-Free Vegan Baking with permission by Cara Reed under Page Street Publishing.
I also felt like these needed a special touch, you know, sometimes it’s comforting if your cookies look like they are store-bought. Is that a weird thing to say? Well, it’s how I feel so I bought a cookie pan that forms them into the shapes that you see. Made me feel a little better, thank you very much.
Check out my cookbook for more gluten-free vegan goodies. You just might be happy that you did!
hint, hint; wink, wink; nudge, nudge…and anything else I can do to convince you. Do I smell Stocking Stuffers? Maybe that’s too early. What about treats for your Trick-or-Treaters? Okay, I’m going now…
Jennilee
October 2, 2017 at 1:00 pmThe link to the dye isn’t working. I just wanted to let you know.
Ell
October 12, 2014 at 6:32 pmCould the shortening be replaced by coconut oil do you think?
Cara
October 13, 2014 at 4:18 pmAbsolutely! It will just be a little more runny the moment it starts to get warm so just beware. Other than that, it’s a great sub Ell.
hippymomelizabeth
October 3, 2014 at 11:55 amTo: Mrs. Fork and Beans,
Can you please slow down on posting Halloween Recipes and Great Ideas and please leave at least one recipe for us other bloggers to publish—-Haha Love your recipe, Have a good One. Always loving you and your pan rocks. Talk to you soon Bye
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:19 amI can’t and I won’t! 🙂 It’s the season, I tell you. It brings the life out of me… xo
The Peace Patch
October 3, 2014 at 8:09 amSupercool…dark and dazzling at the same time! In case anyone’s interested I found the pan on sale for 7.99
http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-1432137/Wilton+Sandwich+Cookie+Pan
and a cutter set and lots more ideas here
http://sugarcraft.com/catalog/holiday/hal-thanks/hal-cookies.htm
Thanks for the recipe and gift idea!
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:19 amLook at you, doing your research. Love it! I got that pan from JoAnns too. xo
Jessica DeMarra
October 2, 2014 at 6:02 pmYou are a champ! Only 2 days after VeganMoFo ended and you are back in the kitchen. I needed a slightly bread and my kitchen needed a deep. My hat off to you! These look amazing (as usual!) LOVE Oreos, when I found out Oreos are vegan I knew I could commit. Bravo!
Jessica DeMarra
October 2, 2014 at 6:04 pmAnd by bread, I mean break. And by “deep”. I mean deep clean. Thanks auto-correct for embarrassing me on the internet.
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:29 amHAHAHAHA! Best comment and reply to comment ever. EVER.
Kat
October 2, 2014 at 3:43 pmThese are sooo stinkin’ cute! Love it!!
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:20 amThanks Miss Kat!
Becky
October 2, 2014 at 10:14 amThese look delicious! I’d quite like to add some orange flavouring to the creme too. Mmmm.
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:21 amBecky, this is a great idea! Now I wish I had orange flavoring. Maaaaaan 🙂
Laurel
October 2, 2014 at 10:02 amAnd… only 1 left but, lookeehere wouldya? http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Halloween-Spider-Cookie-Stamp/dp/B0052OEMWQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1412269139&sr=1-5&keywords=spider+cookie+stamp
Becky
October 2, 2014 at 10:15 amnice!
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:21 amIt’s a sign that I must buy!
Laurel
October 2, 2014 at 9:55 amyUMmy OMG Change one letter for Mummy. How appropriate. Speaking of which why can’t we get those Archaeologists to just keep their hands on the cookies rather than on the sarcophagi? I have a lot of questions non of which will fail to be satisfied by Halloween oreos Cara style. Also I need a spider cookie pan, stamp or something. Nap time. Bye.
Cara
October 9, 2014 at 7:23 amYou are using big words again. Keep it simple, smarty pants. I’m blonde. haha. Love you!