Making Oreos At Home | But Better 

We definitely agree with you guys. Not really a competition bc we ended up making something super different. But this isn’t the end of the Oreo saga. ;)

I mean, looks really good and I want it, but it’s not an “Oreo”

I think we're all in agreement here, Josh...this isn't an Oreo but better. This is just a good sandwich cookie...

Dats a whoopie pie joshy poo. Papa forgive 🙏

A big part of why yours turned out so different is because of the cocoa powder you used! Oreos are made with Black Cocoa Powder, not regular cocoa powder. Black cocoa powder has been heavily Dutched, so it's darker and less acidic than regular cocoa powder, which effectively also changes the flavor of the cocoa and the cookie. I'd also say put the cookie dough into a fridge overnight to let it firm up!

Papa didn't win He also didn't lose *He got disqualified, because he went off-topic*

“Do Oreos But Better” Josh: “Best I can do is a whoopie.”

This is gonna need a redo. Sorry Papa.

The desirability of an Oreo has most to do with the quality of how it absorbs the milk when dipped in milk. You never did a milk test! However! That cream could probably work really well in an oatmeal cream pie! PLEASE MAKE AN OATMEAL CREAL PIE!

Tries to make an Oreo, accidentally invents the Whoopie Pie.

So you made a whoopie pie. You can just say you made a whoopie pie instead of an Oreo, Joshua. You don't need to be afraid of living in the light of truth Joshua.

Thank you for labeling the biscuits in the thumbnail. Both were so identical that we literally couldn't distinguish which one is yours and the original; your labeling saved quite our effort🙂

Everyone: "We want Oreos," Josh: "We have Oreos at home." The Oreos at home:

As a massive fan of Josh’s content and a follower of his for years, I can solemnly swear that this is in no way a comparison to an Oreo and should therefore have the title changed to ‘how to make whoopie pies, but better’ or just do an actual Oreo video. Josh, me love you, but Papa no kiss.

He did not made a "but better" version of an Oreo, he just made a totally different cookie that is not recognizable as an Oreo. It does not have similar texture, size or color to Oreo. Its like comparing a car to an SUV, both have four wheels but it's just an unfair comparison.

7:42 I totally agree. Your cream is much more delegant, gives a way better feeling, feels really good at not only the tongue, makes me look forward for the next time and it even has a very interesting sticky flavour. But it is a shame I can't get it in November.

Josh: We don't do enough snack foods on But Better. This is one of those items that are never approached, and I think it will be easy. Claire: First time?

Joshua when he makes something not better: "Okay, this requires a different kind of analysis" "I feel like... situationally... I MIGHT choose the Oreo." "This almost is... not an Oreo!"

This episode should be called “But different”

I made them. they are amazing. thank you.

Idk if u can say u win this…

“Making moonpies at home but comparing them to Oreos” Bruh

Oreos are, by British definition, biscuits (they're hard and go soft when stale) but you've made a cookie (which are soft and go hard when stale) which means you've failed the brief Josh. Also yours look a little pale, suggesting you need to use a darker chocolate powder than the stuff used. Score: D-. Papa no kiss, try again.

When you want to prepare homemade snacks or deserts, you unconsciously delve into making your own version of the thing, which is extremely common, but when you are conscious of the aspects that you want to include and those that you want to exclude, then it becomes your crafted and inspired desert. That was exactly shown in your video demonstration; although they do not look like Oreo cookies in terms of shape and crunch, you have made them much more soft and large with a creamy filling, yet the Oreo flavor is still there. Thank you so much for sharing your Oreo cookies! 🍪

Not only is this not an oreo but you didn’t do the most important test. THE MILK DUNK TEST!!!!!

Joshua 90% of the time: so KWISPY look how mine breaks vs how the original breaks Joshua on Oreos, a notably crispy cookie: they're BETTER s o f t

Josh: So I wanted to make this as easy as possible... *Claire Saffitz has entered the chat*

6:13 that was one of the cleanest transitions in history

"This is nothing like an Oreo." So, what you're saying is, you loooooost!

this is definitely a delicious looking whoopie pie, but it's not an oreo.

Josh: Oreos, but better Also josh: janky whoopie pies

oreo cannot be beaten, it can only be replicated.

you can't just make "better" Oreos. They are PERFECTION

Josh: its not like an oreo its more like a... Me: whoopie pie? Josh: creme sandwhich

Josh, sometimes: "I actually like this thing." *tastes it* "Why does it taste like GARBAGE"

2:35 damn Josh got a real talent for singing

The only person who made Oreos better is probably Claire Saffitz joshua x Claire collab 👀

Recipe 2:23 - 5:43 ( Helpful for people that have an issue with hearing. ) INGREDIENTS: Salted Chocolate Cookie Dough: 1.5 cups (225g) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder 1 tsp (4g) baking soda 1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder 1/2 tsp (4g) fine sea salt 1/2 cup (115g) salted butter, softened 1/2 cup (105g) granulated sugar 1/2 cup (115g) brown sugar 1 egg 2 tsp (5g) vanilla extract 1 Tbsp (13g) whole milk Creme Ingredients: 3 ounces (85g) cream cheese 3 Tbsp (42g) salted butter, softened 2.5 cups (350g) powdered sugar 1 vanilla bean scraped of its pods 1/2 tsp (1g) vanilla extract INSTRUCTIONS: Salted Chocolate Cookie Dough Method: Preheat oven to 350f line baking sheet with silicone baking mat Large bowl whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt Cream butter with the sugar, add the eggs, vanilla extract, milk Add dry ingredients into the wet and mix till thick and combined Scoop 1 tablespoon cookie dough into a ball, place on baking sheets 2 inches apart, 12 cookies per sheet Using the bottom of a greased measuring cup a cookie press, press dough balls halfway down Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes, rest to solidify, then transfer to cool the rest of the way on a wire rack Creme Method: Very small pinch fine sea salt Beat cream cheese and butter till creamy, beat in powdered sugar, add vanilla extract and bean pod and salt. Beat till creamy and smooth.

Josh: This should be easy. Claire: Am I a joke to you?

I'm surprised he didn't use a dutch-process cocoa powder to get that dark color

He really missed the opportunity to put “JOSHEO” on the top

I like how the cookies were branded for Jehovah's Witnesses.

You tried to recreate a product with the slogan "Milk's favorite cookie" and didn't eat with milk. I'm skeptical if yours would even stay together if dipped in milk.

This is by far my favorite video, and it has nothing at all to do with Oreos, but it helps show the varying levels of quality in mass produced foods and what we can accomplish by making our own small batches. Compared to the Twix video, its pretty easy to see that if you can make better shortbread, better caramel, and better chocolate coating, then you will obviously wind up with a better Twix, which isn't hard to do because the bar is already so low. But Oreos are already pretty close to perfect (so long as you get the ones with more cream), so what is there to improve? You can't change the taste too much, or the balance between the cookie and cream gets thrown out of whack. Also, if you like a softer cookie, that's fine, but then it really stops being an Oreo, so you can't call it an improvement. I think trying to make it richer and more complex tasting is the best way to improve it, but things like flavor balance and milk dunkability can't be compromised in the process.

You can’t make a better Oreo, this ain’t fast food where it can vary how good the food is, Oreos are good all the time

That’s a totally different cookie….like TOTALLY.

I saw the pic and was like "he's messing with us right" and then he's adding BAKING SODA and I was like "Oh no. Josh, no. Papa, that's a whoopie pie chulo"

Impossible, the oreo is eternal perfection

Josh: emphasizes K W I S P Y - ness in all of his videos also Josh: makes a soft Oreo on but better

Oreos are not filled with cream, its basically fluffed palm oil with sugar.

This video would have been good if Josh had actually made something like an Oreo. For this kind of stuff, Claire Saffitz still reigns supreme!

Yours looks so much better!!

I think it’s funny how he’s trying to make it seem like a better “Oreo” by saying it’s crunch then chew. OREO IS MENT TO BE ALL CRUNCH IF YOU WANT SOFT USE MILK, OREOS ARE MILKS FAVORITE COOKIE.

This guy is so good at making food, he should make a cookbook.

Looks more like moon pie, BUT do love oreos. Homemade looks good

Joshua the type of guy where you tell a story and its a kickass story and he kills the vibe tryna one up it and bombs

if the cream is somehow EVEN SWEETER than an actual oreo, then that is WAY TOO MUCH creme.

Not the same. May be better overall but not an Oreo. Like having a but better with a chicken dinner and making steak instead. The steak is better but it isn’t the same thing.

I love how every time he tries the competition, he always goes, “it wasn’t as good as I remember.” 😂😂

Joshua:BALLS Me: I know JoshuaBALLS!!!

Idk I think you made a better cookie, but you didn't make a better Oreo (doesn't tick enough Oreo boxes).

He didn’t put his best foot forward. He walked in the other direction.

Ah, "But Bigger", my favorite Joshua Weissman series

Hey Josh! My girlfriend and I miss when you just *said* "whisky business, stir until thoroughly combined," instead of singing it. She's upset now, sadly eating a crab rangoon. Can you do at least 1 OG "whisky business" in a future video? It would make a longtime fan really happy. Thanks!

Josh, I've been doing a lot of research on Oreos as I'm going to make them at work. After baking the cookies you've got to put them in a dehydrator in order to get the snappiness of the OG Oreos. The same trick is needed in order to achieve the proper texture for Thin Mints. I'm also pretty sure you need to use white sugar as brown usually adds a bit of chew to cookies. The frosting should basically be pure sugar as well, no fats, the filling of Oreos isn't really luxurious or silky it's more a weird sugar toothpaste type thing. Anyway, I know But Better isn't supposed to be a replica, but I thought you'd appreciate the advice as well as a reason to use your dehydrator.

Oreos are vegan. You should call this"But Butter"

“Oreo, but better.” Me: The hell you say. LEAVE MY CHILDHOOD ALONE, PAL!

Everyone: josh is so talented Me: *wheezing at the voices*🤣🤣🤣

That there's a whoopie pie. Also Oreo's are vegan.

These comments are brutal 😭🤚🏼 nothing but facts tho, mans made a Whoopie pie

I kind of wish Josh would do a collab with the og “snack recreator” Claire Saffitz(Dessert Person) for one of these eps

Newmans Own “Oreos” in my opinion are the best but both of them are non dairy tho. Yes I’m vegan and that’s because I almost had my liver copy paste last year. I really enjoy all this recipes hopefully soon I could start eating that THICK CREAM:)

Oreos, we are going into dangerous territory here, this is going to be hard

Who knew so many people would get so heated about the definition of a “real” Oreo 😂

not to rag on papa too much (i still want my kiss), but, don’t Oreo’s have Dutch cocoa powder that gives them that unique darkness and bitterness?

I'm sorry, but you simply cannot "but better" the oreo because Oreo is already cookie perfection.

Joshua deciding the result of this is like the teacher asking you to grade your own paper

test shouldve been: twist-lick-dunk. if you can't do it, it's not an oreo :(

unpopular opinion: the cookie part is better than the cream. Also, Oreos just HAVE to be eaten with a glass of milk. No way around it

When I was a kid I remember them being delicious, but recently I went back and checked out the ingredient list and sometime in the late 90s early 00s they adjusted the ingredients (took out the lard, added vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup etc.) personally I think it made them taste different.

Fun fact: Oreos are actually vegan

No one is talking about how this guy is rocking a golden girls shirt

Oreo = cream filled chocolate cookie sandwich. The josh oreo = cream filled chocolate cookie sandwich. Works for me.

Josh should make a series called “The Basics” or “But Easier” where there’s no fancy ingredients, tools, or spices. Something for the amateurs that are looking for some easy quality food, and if he’s feeling it, can make the fancy upgraded version for the professionals

So Josh’s recipe looks really good, but I think there are a few things that could make it more Oreo-ish. 1. Use Dutch-processed cocoa powder: it will make the Oreos both darker and more rich/flavorful. 2. Chill your butter: using cold butter will result in a crispier cookie. 3. I would probably cut out the milk to reduce moisture, but that’s up to you. It could still work the same. 4. Chill your cookie dough in the fridge for a day or two. This will dry out the surface of the cookie, and make them look more craggily in the end. It could also make them look like a more rustic alternative to the factory-pressed appearance of the traditional Oreos. 5. Don’t thin out your frosting too much. It should be the glue that holds your Oreo cookies together, so a glue-like texture will actually work to your advantage. I hope these help. Josh makes some of the best recipes I’ve seen on RU-vid, and he definitely knows way more culinary stuff than I do. However, I hope these tips will help🙏🏼🍪

I’m that person who just discovers a new channel that I like and I go back and watch old videos. That’s besides the point, I am obsessed with Oreos and I saw this video and I was like, dude…..my poor Oreos don’t deserve this. But am I still going to watch it HECK YEAH

Joshua: *made But Better Oreos Nestle: "He's getting closer to our realm."

"Josh can you make Oreos, but better?" "Best I can do is a whoopie pie with my initials on it"

I've recently started to focus on myself, and i was looking for healthier alternatives for cooking and you being my favorite cooktuber I would love to watch you make a "But Healthier" series

I actually like the oreo cookie part without the cream, I wish they sold just the cookie part lol

Even though he didn’t make an Oreo his cookie looks so good and I really want to try and make them. Vikhram and the rest of them are actually very lucky that they work for Josh because they get to eat his creations afterward.

Also, Oreo’s are vegan. Pull it off with no animal products.

“Why are these not as good as I remember?” Me eating anything I enjoyed as a young child now. Edit: specifically “fake food” stuff like nacho cheese, lucky charms, etc.

The most entertaining cooking channel

Josh, Oreos are vegan and I’m lactose intolerant and I was excited for a recipe I wouldn’t have to change :( xx

This is going to need a redo... Oreos are vegan and lactose free, so it would've been great to see that here. Not to mention that oreos are biscuits, and you made a cookie.

Joshua is getting way too comfortable with calling himself Papa

Ngl, when I saw the Js and Ws I thought they were Js and Ms and was like "is he making some for him and some for his mom??" And then I utilized that masters degree to realize that I'm stupid LMAO

It looks really tasty, but I think Claire Saffitz has you beat on this one.

But better? More like But Biased