You know those commercials with two people sitting around a table, racing to see which one eats the Oreo filling the fastest? That was me. And I was racing against myself. To eat all of the Oreo filling I could in one sitting. It was sad.
Once, when I was studying abroad in London, I ate a whole sleeve of Oreos one night. Needless to say, I was very sick after that.
Oddly enough, I never liked Double Stuffed Oreos. There was just too much filling-to-cookie ratio. Nabisco let me down on that one, but, I am sure, made other filling-lovers very happy.
Alas, my Oreo eating days are gone and have been replaced by raspberries, blueberries, and grapes. And I even feel bad about eating grapes because I know they are high in sugar. And the only races I run now are again, against myself... but this time to beat my time per mile when I am running.
I hate being healthy.
But these cookies brought me back to my youth a little bit. Pamela of Cookies with Boys chose these Sugar-Topped Molasses Spice Cookies and I immediately thought back to my sandwich cookie days. I made a cream filling and added cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon for a little cookie magic. I wanted to add orange zest, but I didn't have any on hand, and I was too lazy to walk out of my door and one block down to the supermarket.
Hey, I'm tired. I just moved.
Even without the orange, this filling is delicious and fits oh-so-well with the delicious, chewy, molasses spiced cookies. The range of textures is outstanding: the crunch of the sugar, the crisp edges of the cookies, the soft-pillowy feeling of the interior of the cookies, and the creamy filling make one dynamic cookie.
I think Nabisco has some competition.
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Love it!! For me, I would always scrape off the cream filling and save those for last. east the cookies first, then when I had a spoonfuls worth I'd eat the filling. I was a weird child growing up.
Posted by: jenn (Bread + Butter) | November 10, 2009 at 03:45 AM
These are beautiful! (And okay, I have to confess, I still eat a Double-Stuf now and then, but not often.)
Nice job on these lovely cookies!
Posted by: Sandy | November 10, 2009 at 07:35 AM
This is absolutely my kind of cookie!
Looks fabulous! :)
Posted by: ABowlOfMush | November 10, 2009 at 08:18 AM
Great looking sammys. I made ginger cream to go with mine - whole new world.
Oreos for Halloween and Christmas are just evil. filled with orange and green.....
Posted by: Margaret | November 10, 2009 at 08:21 AM
as someone who's never been a fan of the oreo (except MAYBE the mint version), i'm all over these. what a great and much-improved alternative!
Posted by: grace | November 10, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Those cookies screamed to be made into sandwiches! I went with pumpkin buttercream but will try it your way next time.
P.S. No way in hell I'm eating grapes when there are cookies in the house. You are a stronger woman than I.
Posted by: Beryl | November 10, 2009 at 09:25 AM
Mmmm - cream filling......
Too bad I ate the cookies before they had a chance to be filled.
Posted by: Megan | November 10, 2009 at 09:48 AM
Your filling sounds so good! I would take your cookies over Oreos any day.
Posted by: Jill | November 10, 2009 at 10:12 AM
I love molasses cookies! And, a cream filling just puts it over the top. I think I would like these even better then oreos! Mmmm..
Posted by: Cheri | November 10, 2009 at 10:47 AM
I thought about making ice cream sandwiches with these, but I'm just going to have to steal your idea and add a cream filling. These look amazing.
Posted by: Amy | November 10, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Your sandwich cookies look absolutely delicious. I made an ice cream sandwich with mine but the cream filling sounds wonderful.
Posted by: Kim | November 10, 2009 at 12:12 PM
I made these cookies last week and sadly they're all gone. I wish I had some left so I could fill them with cream or ice cream! Yours look perfect!! I would choose these over Oreos any day :)
Posted by: Tracey | November 10, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Brilliant!
Just brilliant.
I'll take your share of the Oreos.
Posted by: chocolatechic | November 10, 2009 at 01:37 PM
I'd say they have some competition! What a great idea! Love it! And these are much better than store-bought - the cookies by themselves are worth it alone. I'll have to try this variation - nothing like 2 cookies at once (with a little filling)!
Posted by: mik | November 10, 2009 at 02:02 PM
These cookies look great and I am really looking forward to making them! And making them into sandwich cookies...and witha spiced filling... now that is genius!
Posted by: Lauryn | November 10, 2009 at 02:15 PM
Your cookies look wonderful and I like the cream filling.
Posted by: Wendy | November 10, 2009 at 02:41 PM
Congrats on the move! And yes I agree being healthy totally sucks. I can't eat EVERYTHING I want anymore, it is truly sad.
But I would totally eat all those cookies on that plate! They look awesome!
btw, I am on the fence about Dexter's Season 4. But I am still watching it because I like his character overall. Plot, not so much.
Everyone and their mother is trying to get me to watch Mad Men, so I might have to check that out.
Posted by: Sugar B | November 10, 2009 at 03:48 PM
I knew you would step it up a notch! Your filled cookies look delicious! Im making them next time!
Posted by: Michelle | November 10, 2009 at 04:17 PM
Yum! I am glad I shipped mine off before I read your blog, or I might have been in trouble! They look delicious!
Posted by: Susan | November 10, 2009 at 04:24 PM
Why didn't I fill mine...sob... Now I have to make them again.
Lovley photos! Glad you enjoyed the cookies.
Posted by: Clivia | November 10, 2009 at 05:59 PM
Great minds, Teanna, great minds! (I made some sammies out of these, too!) De-lish!
Posted by: Katrina | November 10, 2009 at 09:26 PM
I ate two rows of oreos once. It felt so good while I was eating, but then I felt so sick, it was worse than eating Mcdonalds. What a cool idea to make a spiced cream filling!
Posted by: obsessedwithbaking.blogspot.com | November 10, 2009 at 10:15 PM
There's an award on my blog for you! =)
Posted by: Ashley | November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Yum... your cookies look beautiful! I need to try those molasses spice cookies very, very soon. I have eaten my fair share of Oreos before, too... mostly in college. :)
Posted by: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction | November 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Scrumptious cookies, sound terrific with spiced cream filling!
Posted by: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie | November 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM