These no bake Oreo cookies are even better than an Oreo…
Homemade Oreo cookies?!
Ah, your eyes are playing tricks on you. What you really see is even better than an Oreo. These sandwich cookies look like Oreos, but they’re softer and chewier… imagine a cross between an Oreo and a candy bar.
That sounds fun, right?
Even more fun:
You don’t need an oven. These cookies are no-bake. 🙂
No Bake Oreo Cookies
Makes 30-34 sandwich cookies
- 1 cup walnuts (see nutrition link below, for substitutions) (120g)
- 1 and 1/3 cup pitted dates (I highly recommend Sunmaid, which are softer) (200g)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp regular cocoa powder (or Dutch-processed for more of a “cookie” taste)
- coconut butter or raw cashew butter (see nutrition link below, for substitutions)
- optional: sweetener of choice, if a sweeter filling is desired
Combine first 5 ingredients in a food processor, and process until the dates are completely broken up. (I used a Cuisinart. For best texture results, don’t use a blender.) Transfer the dough to a ziploc-type bag, seal, and smush it into one tight ball. Then roll out onto a sheet of wax or parchment paper, and use cookie cutters to make circles (or other shapes!). Fridge or freeze the circles for a few minutes, so they’re firmer and therefore easier to frost. Once firm, spread the filling on 1/2 the circles and then top with remaining circles.
These are best stored in the fridge or freezer, as coconut butter melts at room temperature. (P.S. coconut butter really doesn’t have a coconutty flavor, if you were worried about that. Its flavor is more like shortbread. However, feel free to use one of the other options if you’d prefer.)
When was the last time you had an Oreo?
I don’t like hard cookies, so I was never really big on Oreos. But I love the cookies ‘n cream flavor. Cookies ‘n cream ice cream, cookies ‘n cream cupcakes, cookies ‘n cream lip balm… yes, they do make such a thing!
Do you remember the game where two people twist the Oreo, and the person with the cream side will supposedly have good luck? In elementary school, I think we played that game every single day at lunch. It never got old.
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Side note: As I wrote earlier, today’s recipe isn’t supposed to be an exact copycat for Oreos. I’m still working on that… I have the cookie part down, but I’m stuck for filling ideas since I’m trying not to use coconut butter or tofu (since so many people ask for substitutions when I make recipes with those ingredients. Y’all are a tough bunch to please! 😉
I am not a huge Oreo fan but these look divine!!! My daughter LOVES Oreos though so I am going to make these and see whats he thinks of them. If I can get her to eat these instead of the regular ones I will be thrilled!!!
How do you substitute dates? thare very expensive to use by the cup full.
P.s you take the best photos!
Hi Brin –
I used to do the majority of her no-bake with prunes instead of dates (I can get huge bags of prunes at Costco and go through a lot of them). One day I bought dates and did a bit of a recipe show-down between a couple of recipes I know well to compare dates versus prunes.
I like prunes and they work fine, but there is no denying that dates are sweeter and less “fruit-juice” sweetened in final flavor.
Not sure if this helps or not, but in my opinion prunes are a cheaper option although not a superior one.
You can actually find dates already in a paste form and they are super cheap. I get them at the middle eastern market for only $1.99…that was enough to make one batch of these.
I last ate an oreo …. 5 seconds ago when your first photo made me run into the kitchen and grab one >.<
Ohh amazing! And no refined sugar as well!
I was surprised when I found out that Oreo Cookies are vegan (I used to nanny for a child who had a milk allergy and learned this then). Then I realized they are probably vegan because they are made with mostly chemicals. Now I don’t eat them at all. Which is sad because they were delicious in a chemical-ly kind of way. 🙂
What about Newman Os? I traded my Oreos for Newman Os. Better company, too, because the profits go to charity :).
Good idea! If I wasn’t already on a low-calorie diet, I probably would!
Marzipan, Katie! I’ll bet that marzipan would make a good filling that would be similar to the original! Maybe if you mixed with your powdered sugar substitute recipe to give it a shorter, more crumbly consistency like the real Oreo has but still keep the sugar low?
Wait I’m confused. Is the filling just coconut butter?
Yes
These are sooo cute! I’m a baked cookie girl, though.
Oh my gosh!!!! I have to make these! You are a genius!!!!
I made these last night! My boyfriend saw me perusing the recipe and started asking what time I was going to make “Katie’s oreos.” 🙂 Added a few cashews because I didn’t have quite enough walnuts. Also upped the vanilla (I LOVE vanilla) and added vanilla and a little bit of agave to the filling. These were really good! I might have had one with my breakfast this morning… Thank you Katie, you are a rockstar!
if there was a ‘like’ button, i’d ‘like’ your comment! I always refer to Katie’s recipes, as ‘Katie’s _____”! vanilla and agave in the filling sounds delish!
Aw you both are the best 🙂 🙂
These taste absolutely NOTHING like oreos. A nice no bake “cookie” recipe though.
This is BEYOND creative! Probably why nobody else is the author of ‘Chocolate-Covered Katie’… 🙂
So I was thinking. . you should make healthy slutty brownies- use your healthy chocolate cookie, healthy brownie and put it together with healthier fudge sauce and vegan ice cream!
Katie,
As an idea for an Oreo cookie filling, what about using powdered xylitol as the base? Or even powdered erythritol? I bet you could either add water or almond/soy milk to it to make a creme filling. 😀
I love your idea! I’ll definitely have to experiment with the powdered sugar recipe. Just trying to figure out how to make it thick and hard like oreo filling!
Honestly, I buy the coconut butter from Trader Joe’s, and it definitely has somewhat of a coconut flavor (not strong, but it’s there). From someone who loves and knows about all things buttery treats, coconut butter doesn’t taste like shortbread with its glorious butter flavor in the slightest. To me, plain coconut butter as a filling sounds sort of gross. Coconut butter is also quite solid after being refrigerated, so the filling would likely be fairly hard and unpleasant. I love healthy treats, but plain coconut butter is not something I would eat.
Hi Jane,
I think you’re confusing coconut butter and coconut oil, because TJ’s doesn’t sell coconut butter (at least, all the ones I’ve ever been in don’t!). Try Artisana coconut butter. It really is delicious, yes even plain!
The TJ’s near me (I live in PA) does indeed sell Coconut Butter near their baking section. I believe it is a new or trial item, because I only noticed it twice. I honestly was not a huge fan, but then again I don’t really like Biscoff spread or Nutella either, which are really popular and loved by about 99% of bloggers. I’ve had coconut oil as well, cooked in things, and from personal experience (I made the mistake of melting it over popcorn-yuck!) I know that that really is not good on its own! I guess it’s a matter of taste. I know some people love coconut butter though. For me, I would have to mix it with powdered sugar and vanilla to somewhat enjoy it. The flavor is just too strange in my opinion. But Katie, and Sara, if you like it, good for you! It’s healthy.
II like it better as coconut banana butter (https://lett-trim.today/2011/01/18/coconut-banana-butter/%3C/a%3E%29 than plain, but not everyone likes coconut or coconut butter, which is fine. That just means you get to experiment with a different filling! I think I heard canned frosting is vegan, so if you weren’t worried about added sugars that would certainly work.
I know you listed it in the nutrition facts tab, but I can’t even imagine how good these would be with some peanut or almond butter between the “cookies.”
Mmmm chocolate and peanut butter together is always a great combination, especially when it’s this healthy!!