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Title: Homemade Oreo Cookies
Yield: 50 Cookies

Ingredients

      1 pk devils food cake mix
      2    eggs
      2 tb vegetable oil
      2 tb ; water
    1/2 c  chocolate drink powder
      1 pk gelatin, unflavored
      1 c  vegetable shortening
  4 1/2 c  sugar, confectioners
      1 ts vanilla

Instructions

Blend cake mix, eggs, water, oil and chocolate drink powder and shape
into a ball. Let stand 20 min. Form dough into 1/2" balls and place
on greased cookie sheets. Flatten each with the smooth bottom of a
drinking glass, greased once and dipped into the chocolate drink
powder each time. Bake at 400 degrees for eight minutes. Remove
cookies at once and immediately flatten with the back of a spatula.
Let cool 20 min. Makes 100 halves.

For filling, place gelatin in a heatproof cup. Add 1/4 cup cold
water, stir well and place in pan of hot water until mix clears and
gelatin is softened. Beat shortening until fluffy. Add sugar
gradually and beat for 10 minutes. Mix in vanilla, beat in cooled
gelatin mix. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling between two cookies.
Press gently together so that filling comes to the edges of cookies.
Chill until set.

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