This cookies are so fun to make. You can use any of your favourite cookie cutters to make different shapes and decorate any way you want. Get the kids involved ! They would love it. For the fillings, I used chocolate ganache just because I love chocolate. You can actually sandwich these cookies with any fillings, e.g. fruit jams, nutella, peanut butter, vanilla cream….even ice cream!
Makes about 20-25 sandwiches
For the cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups pastry flour
- 1 + 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt together, set aside
- Using an electric mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add egg, vanilla and milk, mix well
- Add flour mixture in 2 – 3 portions
- Mix until a dough is formed, scraping sides of mixing bowl
- Roll dough flat on flour surface, about 2-3 mm thickness
- Cut with cookie cutters
- Bake on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper for about 8-9 minutes until edges turn brown
- Cool on cookie sheets for about 5 minutes, then completely on rack
If the dough is too soft to roll, you can put it in the fridge for about 1 hour before rolling.
For the chocolate ganache filling
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Heat whipping cream in a non-stick pot just until starting to boil
- Pour hot cream over chopped chocolate
- Wait 1 minute, add vanilla, then stir until smooth
- Let cool to room temperature
To assemble, spoon chocolate ganache between 2 cookies and decorate
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