Homemade Golden Oreo Cookies

4.95 from 20 votes

This amazing recipe will have you making your own amazing cookies instead of buying them in the shop!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword golden oreo cookie recipe, homemade golden oreo, homemade oreos, oreo recipe

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 45

Servings cookies

Calories 119

Beat the butter in large bowl smooth & creamy.
Add sugars, golden syrup and salt and beat until pale and fluffy.
Add egg; mix until well blended,
Mix in vanilla. Add flour and mix until combined.
Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten each ball into disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic and chill until firm, at least 1 hour. TIP: This dough Can be made 2 days ahead and kept chilled in the refrigerator until needed.
Preheat to 350°F/175°C.
Line 2 cookie sheets with baking paper. Roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper (one disk at a time) to 1/8-inch thickness for 2-inch cookies and 1/4-inch for larger 4-inch cookies.
Using a cookie cutter, cut out cookies and transfer to prepared cookie sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
If the cookies become too soft to transfer to baking sheets, place in freezer on baking paper for 5 minutes before continuing.
Gather the scraps, roll out dough, and cut more cookies, repeating until all dough is used.
Bake 1 sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes for 2 inch cookies or 12-14 minutes for 4 inch cookies or until the cookies are firm on top and golden around edges.
Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to cool completely on cooling racks.

Roll out the fondant, using icing sugar for rolling (not flour) to just over a quarter of an inch thickness and cut into circles using the same cookie cutter as for the cookies.
Brush one side of the fondant with a little milk and press this onto the bottom of one cookie.
Brush the other side of the fondant with a little water and place the bottom of a second cookie, pressing gently to secure the sandwich.
Repeat with the remaining cookies, re-rolling the fondant if needed.
Makes around 20 Cookies

I just use a good quality store-bought, ready to roll fondant. You can make your own if you want, but it really isn’t necessary as long as you find a brand that’s not overly sweet. I feel if it’s too sweet, it will ruin the cookie.
If you want to make them look like mine, you can find them on Amazon – I used a double Sided Crinkled Cookie Cutter Set & for the flower print, I used a fondant press these are great for cookies. Just be careful to not cut through the whole cookie with them with the press. You only need to make a good indent. (#paidlink).
In this recipe I used Golden Syrup (which is an amber-colored syrup with a rich, deep sweetness) it’s common in English baking and I’ve fallen in love with it since moving here. I know it can be hard to find in the US, but you can buy it here on Amazon.(#paidlink)