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Cappuccino Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

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Yield:
1 servings
Prep:
30 min
Cook:
10 min
Total:
5 hr 40 min
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Cappuccino Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients

  1. 6 tablespoons butter, softened at room temperature
  2. 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting the tops of the cookies
  3. 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  4. 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  5. 1 tablespoon ground coffee
  6. 1/8 tsp. salt
  7. 2 1/2 ounces milk or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  8. 1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Place the chopped chocolate in a medium bowl and set aside. Warm the heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Once it’s simmering (do not let it come to a full boil), pour it over the chopped chocolate. Let it sit for 1 minute to start to melt the chocolate. Then stir until the chocolate is fully melted and the filling is smooth. Place a piece of plastic wrap onto the surface of the filling and refrigerate it until it’s completely chilled, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
  2. In your mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and powdered sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat to combine. Then add in the four, coffee and salt. Beat on medium speed until the flour is incorporated and the dough has mostly come together. Use your hands to shape the dough into a disk and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place the dough disk in your refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
  3. Unwrap the dough disk and place it in between two pieces of parchment paper that have been lightly dusted with flour. Roll the dough to approximately 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out circles with a small round cookie cutter (I use a 2 1/4 or 2 1/2-inch circle). Use a smaller cookie cutter to make peak-a-boo cut-outs in the center of half of the circles. Use a spatula to transfer the cookie cut-outs to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in your freezer for 10 minutes to chill the cut-outs.
  4. Meanwhile, gather and re-form the dough scraps into a disk, re-wrapping it in plastic wrap. Place in your refrigerator to chill before continuing to roll out the dough and make cut-outs.
  5. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
  6. Take the baking sheet straight from your freezer and place it in your pre-heated oven. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes. The should look set but not browned. Remove the baking sheet from your oven and let the cookies rest on their baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  7. Once all the cookies have been baked and cooled, whisk the filling until it becomes light and fluffy. Spread the whisked filling onto the bottom sides of half the cookies. Place the cookies with the peak-a-boo cut-outs on a baking sheet and dust the tops generously with powdered sugar. Then place the peak-a-boo cut-out cookies on top of the cookies with the filling to create the sandwiches.
  8. Sandwich cookies can be stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator for 2-4 days.