Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling

Courtesy Wayne Harley Brachman, Retro Desserts, Harper Collins Publishers, 2000

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Cookie Swap

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
9 min
Level:
--
Yield:
36 sandwich cookies

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 9 min
Total:: 19 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (recommended: Dutch-processed)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 large egg
Vanilla-cream filling, recipe follows

Vanilla-Cream Filling:

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Set 2 racks in the middle and upper third of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees. In a food processor or the bowl of an electric mixer, thoroughly mix together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. While pulsing or on low speed, add the butter, then the egg. Process or beat until the dough is thoroughly blended and massed together. Drop rounded teaspoons of batter onto nonstick or parchment-lined cookie sheets at 2-inch intervals. With moistened fingers, round out the cookies and flatten them a little. Bake for 9 minutes, turning the pans once for even baking, until the cookies are set. Set the cookie sheets on a rack to cool.

Vanilla-Cream Filling: Put the butter and shortening in a mixing bowl and, at low speed, gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla, until blended. Turn the mixer up to high and beat for 2 or 3 minutes more, until fluffy.

With a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch tip, pipe teaspoon size blobs of filling onto the tops of half the cookies. Keeping the smooth bottoms of the cookies facing up, flip the remaining cookies on top of the filling and lightly press to form sandwiches.

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recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
Anonymous 08-30-2008
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Yummm, but sweet
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Cookies were right on, but the filling was kind of sweet. Next time I think I'll try adding some cream cheese like someone... else suggested.Read more
recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
Anonymous 07-13-2008
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boy I love oreos.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

So basically, you know, this is an oreo.
recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
JOCELYN Pittsburgh, PA 07-07-2008
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Filling variation
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I added some softened cream cheese to the butter and shortening in the filling. It cut down on the sweetness and gave the... cookies a little more adult appeal. I served them straight from the fridge. This helped the filling from leaking out. Overall, easy and delish.Read more
recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
Deborah Warwick, NY 12-22-2007
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cookie great, filling mediocre
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These cookies are a lot of fun to make and the cookie part is easy and the recipe is spot-on. The filling, however, is not as... tasty as it could be. Too sweet. The kids were turned off by the intense sugary-ness even tho they have big sweet tooths! I'm going to try to make up my own filling, maybe with peanut butter, so we can enjoy the chocolate cookies with better centers.Read more
recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
Julia Arlington, VA 09-13-2006
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Really good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I really enjoyed these (and so did everyone at work)! Although, they took me about 3 times as long as the stated time to... make.Read more
recipe Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla-Cream Filling
Sarah Bakersfield, CA 07-15-2006
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Awesome Midnight Snack
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We made these cookies on a whim at midnight. They were very easy to make and delicious. We will definitely be making them... again.Read more