Homemade Oreos

This blogpost calls for a shout out to Mike Parkin for requesting this recipe to be made.  That guy does too much for my husband and me and so we repay him with cookie requests.  This recipe really does not call for too many ingredients, so there's no excuse to NOT make them.

I N G R E D I E N T S

--1 package of Betty Crocker's Super Moist cake mix (you only need the mix)

--1/2 cup Crisco shortening

--2 large eggs

 --For the frosting--

--8 oz. cream cheese

--1/2 stick butter

--2 tsp. vanilla

--2-4 cups powdered sugar

 D I R E C T I O N S

--Put the first three ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer.  The shortening...

--The cake mix, and the two eggs.

--Look at that consistency!

--On a cookie sheet, take small scoops, like "melon-scooper" size (the smallest dang ice cream scooper you can find) and roll dough into balls and spread out on the sheet.

--Like-ah so.  Put these in the oven at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, then set aside to cool.

 --Let's make frosting!  Throw in the softened butter,

--And cream cheese, and whip together until combined.  Then add in a couple cups of sugar.

--Add in vanilla, stir to combine, and then add a couple more cups of sugar.

--Mix until beautifully incorporated,

--This looks good.  Like really good.

--8 minutes later....YUM!

--Frost some frosting on the back of one of the cookies and put the cookies together to form a sandwich.

then EAT!