Faux-reos

          

Better than the real thing? You decide.

Original recipe makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

2 (18.25 ounce) packages devil’s food cake mix
1 1/2 cups shortening
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Batter will be thick.
  3. Roll dough into balls the size of nickels. Place on greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
  4. When cookies are cool, frost the bottoms of half of the cookies with Faux-reo filling(see footnote) and stick bottom-to-bottom with another unfrosted cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 313 kcal
Carbohydrates: 30.3 g
Cholesterol: 44 mg
Fat: 19.6 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 4.5 g
Sodium: 329 mg