Foryoueats: Homemade Oreo Cookies Recipe | BraveTart

Ingredients

• For the Chocolate Wafers:
• 4 ounces unsalted butter (about 8 tablespoons; 115g), creamy and soft, about 68°F (20°C)
• 3 1/2 ounces sugar (about 1/2 cup; 100g)
• 2 ounces golden syrup (about 3 tablespoons; 55g), such as Lyle’s
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon (1g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract (optional)
• 5 3/4 ounces bleached all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups, spooned; 165g), such as Gold Medal
• 1 1/4 ounces Dutch-process cocoa powder (about 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon; 35g), such as Cacao Barry Extra Brute, plus more for dusting
• For the Filling:
• 6 ounces unsalted butter (about 12 tablespoons; 170g)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
• 8 1/2 ounces powdered sugar (about 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon; 240g)