Homemade Oreo Cookies

2 pkgs devils food cake mix
1 1/2 c. shortening (butter flavor works best)
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs

mix all ingredients together. Roll into 1'' balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. bake at 350 for 8 to 10 min.

Frosting
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cube butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 to 4 c. powdered sugar (a 1 lb. bag works perfectly)

mix together place in between two cookies when cooled!These cookies (unfortunately) don't last very long at our house. We often take them camping and they are always the first snack to be consumed.

Tip: To get the cookies uniform in shape, I always use a cookie scoop... not rounded just filled to the top of the scoop and then scraped off. I also put the frosting into a pastry bag (you can also use a gallon size ziploc bag and snip off the corner). Then lay all of the cookies out on the counter top and pipe frosting onto half of them. That way if you need to add a little more to some you can do that easily. This recipe makes about 48 filled cookies. Enjoy!