Homemade Oreos

These homemade Oreos are easy to make with two soft, fudgy chocolate cake mix cookies stuffed with cream cheese frosting. A family favorite that is completely addicting!

More dessert recipes with Oreos include Oreo balls, Oreo cookie bars and easy Oreo brownies.

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Homemade Oreo Cookies

I used my traditional cake mix cookie recipe to make these homemade Oreos. It’s not a copycat recipe, as the cookie texture is soft and fudgy instead of crispy, but they are an old school shortcut recipe with boxed cake mix and every bit as crowd-pleasing.

These homemade Oreo cookies are made with a boxed cake mix, making them super easy. You only need 3 simple ingredients, devil’s food cake mix, eggs and butter! Then they are sandwiched together with cream cheese frosting as the filling.

The color contrast of chocolate cookies sandwiched with fluffy white icing is a feast for the eyes just like my black and white cookies recipe.

How to Make Homemade Oreos

1. Bake cookies. Mix together the cake mix, room temperature eggs and softened unsalted butter just until combined. Scoop and roll the dough into balls, then place on a lined baking sheet. Push the cookie dough balls flat with your hand. Bake at 350°F for 6 to 8 minutes, until the centers are set (you don’t want them to brown). Let cool on pan, then move to a cooling rack.
2. Make frosting. Using an electric mixer or stand mixer, beat the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Then slowly add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. To make thicker, mix in more confectioner’s sugar until desired consistency is met.
3. Assemble sandwich cookie. Spread or pipe the frosting over the BOTTOM of one cookie, then place another cookie on top. Repeat until all cookies are gone.

Tips + Variations

• Cake mix. I love using Devil’s food cake mix because it has a bold, rich chocolate flavor. A classic chocolate cake mix would also work in these homemade cake mix Oreo cookies.
• Homemade dough. Instead of using cake mix, you can also make this homemade dough from scratch using my chocolate whoopie pies recipe.
• Butter substitute. You may use vegetable shortening or oil in place of butter if preferred, although butter makes the cookies a little thicker.
• Filling. Cream cheese frosting is my absolute favorite. You could also use a traditional buttercream, sour cream frosting or a marshmallow frosting.
• Don’t over bake. Bake the cookies until the centers no longer look wet. Be careful not to over bake (so they stay soft and delicious).
• Let cool. Make sure the cookies have cooled completely before adding the filling. If they are still warm, the filling will melt and they won’t stay sandwiched together.
• Store. Store this homemade Oreo recipe in the refrigerator in an airtight container because of the cream cheese in the filling.

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