I've been researching the King of All Cookies for years now, and I've still not found anyone who is sure where the name Oreo came from. One of the most interesting and obscure explanations I've heard is that the two o's from the word chocolate were placed on both sides of re from the word creme. This way the name seems to mimic the construction of the famed sandwich cookie.

That may not be true, but I do know this for sure; Nabisco introduced a reduced-fat version of its popular cookie in 1994. With only half the fat, it manages to taste just as good as the original version invented way back in 1912. We cut back on the fat for our clone here by re-creating the creme filling without any of the shortening you'd find in the original full-fat version. We do this with a special technique developed in the secret underground Top Secret Recipes test kitchen that allows you to create a delicious, fat-free filling in your microwave. If you want the cookies as dark as the original, include the optional brown paste food coloring in your recipe.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size--3 cookies
Total servings--18
Calories per serving--150
Fat per serving--3.5 g