Chocolate Valentine Sandwich Cookies
These Chocolate Valentine Sandwich Cookies feature rich chocolate wafers filled with a sweet vanilla cream. I focused on clean edges so the sandwich cookies look bakery-perfect.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric mixer
- Cookie cutters (heart shape)
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie Dough
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Vanilla Cream Filling
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 milk tablespoons
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a dough forms.
- Wrap the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the chilled dough and cut heart shapes.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let them cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until the mixture is fluffy.
- Spread the vanilla filling on the flat side of one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie.
Notes
This recipe yields about 12 finished sandwich cookies.