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Alas, my Oreo eating days are gone and have been replaced by raspberries, blueberries, and grapes.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.
Click here for the recipe and check out the rest of TWD!
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
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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
I could just about faint...those look SO good!!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | November 11, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Mmmm, looks and sounds just fabulous. I just love a creamy cookie filling!
Posted by: Karen | November 11, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I'm with you on the double-stuff Oreos...the ratio is just off. But your stuffed spice cookies look perfect!
Posted by: Jessica | November 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM
You feel guilty about eating grapes? Oh honey, a girl's got to have SOME guilty pleasures!
While you're on the fruit pass me one of these cookies...
Posted by: Hilary | November 11, 2009 at 02:59 PM
They look like oatmeal pie cookies (used to be my fav 25cent grab at the convenience store)! and that means they look perfect.
Posted by: Spike | November 11, 2009 at 03:41 PM
I love molasses cookies, and with the filling, these sound incredible!
Posted by: lisaiscooking | November 12, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Fantastic! They look seriously drool-worthy. Thanks for baking with me.
Posted by: pamela | November 13, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Love those! The filling idea is great! :)
Posted by: Amanda | November 17, 2009 at 09:22 AM
Haha you're funny. I never was a huge fan of the double-stuffed either :) Your cookies look delicious!
Posted by: cheffresco | November 17, 2009 at 09:30 PM
Cream cheese would be perfect in these. We loved them even without a filling.
Posted by: Leslie | November 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Oh yum! These look fantastic. Soft and sweet...
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