MOCHA SANDWICH COOKIES

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I've had cookies melt in my mouth, but not as much as these do! I've made several versions of these, but I like to make them as sandwiches with an almond-mocha filling. -Anna Sylvester, Sylvania, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
FILLING:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
1 to 2 tablespoons boiling water
2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds, toasted

Steps:

Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into 3/4-in. balls; press lightly to flatten. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For filling, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in cream and extract. In another bowl, combine cocoa, coffee granules and boiling water; stir to dissolve granules. Beat into creamed mixture. Fold in almonds. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. , Spread filling on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 54mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.