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

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt together, set aside
3. Using an electric mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until fluffy
4. Add egg, vanilla and milk, mix well
5. Add flour mixture in 2 – 3 portions
6. Mix until a dough is formed, scraping sides of mixing bowl
7. Roll dough flat on flour surface, about 2-3 mm thickness
8. Cut with cookie cutters
9. Bake on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper for about 8-9 minutes until edges turn brown
10. 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

1. Heat whipping cream in a non-stick pot just until starting to boil
2. Pour hot cream over chopped chocolate
3. Wait 1 minute, add vanilla, then stir until smooth
4. Let cool to room temperature

To assemble, spoon chocolate ganache between 2 cookies and decorate