Does anyone have a tested recipe for chocolate cookies similar to Oreos
(without the creme filling)? They don't have to be black; I don't want
to mess with squid ink or paste food coloring. I assume it'll made with
dutch cocoa to get an honest very dark color (or maybe just *lots* of
regular cocoa), and shortening to make them crisp. Thanks.

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> Does anyone have a tested recipe for chocolate cookies similar to Oreos
> (without the creme filling)? They don't have to be black; I don't want
> to mess with squid ink or paste food coloring. I assume it'll made with
> dutch cocoa to get an honest very dark color (or maybe just *lots* of
> regular cocoa), and shortening to make them crisp. Thanks.
>
> Bob

Actually, there is a black cocoa. Someone on one of my lists used
to purvey it.

--
Jean B.

Arri London wrote:
>
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> Does anyone have a tested recipe for chocolate cookies similar to Oreos
>> (without the creme filling)? They don't have to be black; I don't want
>> to mess with squid ink or paste food coloring. I assume it'll made with
>> dutch cocoa to get an honest very dark color (or maybe just *lots* of
>> regular cocoa), and shortening to make them crisp. Thanks.
>>
>> Bob
>
> Been trying for ages to replicate those wafers, without any success
> whatsoever. Many of the recipes on the Net start with cake mix, which
> won't result in that sufficient crispness.

Oh, I tried something like that years ago. I rather liked the
filling, but the cookie part was a no-go.

--
Jean B.

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a tested recipe for chocolate cookies similar to Oreos
> (without the creme filling)? They don't have to be black; I don't want
> to mess with squid ink or paste food coloring. I assume it'll made with
> dutch cocoa to get an honest very dark color (or maybe just *lots* of
> regular cocoa), and shortening to make them crisp. Thanks.
>
> Bob

Been trying for ages to replicate those wafers, without any success
whatsoever. Many of the recipes on the Net start with cake mix, which
won't result in that sufficient crispness.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > zxcvbob wrote:
> >> Does anyone have a tested recipe for chocolate cookies similar to Oreos
> >> (without the creme filling)? They don't have to be black; I don't want
> >> to mess with squid ink or paste food coloring. I assume it'll made with
> >> dutch cocoa to get an honest very dark color (or maybe just *lots* of
> >> regular cocoa), and shortening to make them crisp. Thanks.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >
> > Been trying for ages to replicate those wafers, without any success
> > whatsoever. Many of the recipes on the Net start with cake mix, which
> > won't result in that sufficient crispness.
>
> Oh, I tried something like that years ago. I rather liked the
> filling, but the cookie part was a no-go.
>
> --
> Jean B.

May need to break down and buy a '100 calorie' pack, which seem to be
the wafers without the filling (which is revolting LOL). Having a list
of the 'real' ingredients might help with the research

Arri London wrote:
> May need to break down and buy a '100 calorie' pack, which seem to be
> the wafers without the filling (which is revolting LOL). Having a list
> of the 'real' ingredients might help with the research

I have had that thought--buy the wafers and make my own filling.
Hmmm. I wonder how similar the chocolate wafer cookies are?

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > May need to break down and buy a '100 calorie' pack, which seem to be
> > the wafers without the filling (which is revolting LOL). Having a list
> > of the 'real' ingredients might help with the research
>
> I have had that thought--buy the wafers and make my own filling.
> Hmmm. I wonder how similar the chocolate wafer cookies are?
>
> --
> Jean B.

Definitely a time to be empirical. Will report back after this week's
shopping trip