Homemade Oreos

So I give up. My tech savvy does not allow me to re-rotate this photo back into it's proper position. And let's face it: they are cookies. The picture is sufficient enough to give you an idea what they look like when I make them.

Cookies
2 German Chocolate cake mixes
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. butter-flavored shortening

Filling
3 oz. cream cheese
2 C. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cube butter/margarine

-Mix together cookie ingredients in a large bowl. Roll into 1" balls. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 mins. Set aside to cool.

-Beat filling ingredients together. Frost cookies and sandwich. Yields about 30 Oreos.

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law, who is the cookie queen. Needless to say, they are fantastic when she makes them but something usually goes wrong for me. Last time, the icing was runny. This time, the cookies went flat. But they still taste all right. So, in other notes, if you are a liberal froster, you may want to double the frosting/filling recipe. Also, I add a little vegetable oil to the cookie batter so it isn't so sticky. This was more important before I had the little cookie/ice cream scooper thing. For holiday fun, add a few drops of food coloring to the filling. I've done orange for Halloween or red and green for Christmas.