HAZELNUT-ESPRESSO SANDWICH COOKIES
From the pages of Taste of Home, submitted by Cindy Beberman, these are a wonderfully crisp little cookie with a rich filling sure to please if you're a coffee/hazelnut/chocolate lover! I easily halved the batch and got 30 cookies! To save time, I made the filling before the cookies because it does take awhile to set up and saves time in the long run! *I've made these again since first posting and used Land O Lakes fat free half and half in place of the whipping cream to cut some of the fat/calories/cholesterol a bit and it works just as well without compromising the taste!
Provided by Breezytoo
Categories Dessert
Time 2h40m
Yield 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, yolk, espresso granules and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture mixing well. Stir in hazelnuts.
- Divide dough into thirds; flatten each portion into a circle. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with a floured 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter; place 1/2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake at 375* for 6-8 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- FOR FILLING: in small saucepan, bring cream to boil. Remove from heat; stir in milk chocolate chips and 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips until melted. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or until filling reaches spreading consistency, stirring occasionally.
- Spread filling over the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Melt remaining semisweet chocolate chips; drizzle over cookies.
- Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2382.5, Fat 155, SaturatedFat 79.4, Cholesterol 407.5, Sodium 962.3, Carbohydrate 242.3, Fiber 13.4, Sugar 145.6, Protein 27.7
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