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Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

12 min cook · Medium · 24 servings
Crisp, deeply chocolatey homemade cookies sandwich a fluffy vanilla buttercream filling.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups (190 g) all-purpose flour→
3/4 cup (65 g) unsweetened cocoa powder→
1/2 teaspoon baking soda→
1/4 teaspoon fine salt→
3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened→
3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar→
1 large egg yolk→
1 teaspoon vanilla extract→make it yourself
For the filling: 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened→
For the filling: 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar→make it yourself
For the filling: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract→make it yourself
For the filling: 1 tablespoon milk, plus more as needed→
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Method
1
Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
2
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until creamy.
3
Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla.
4
Add the dry ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.
5
Divide the dough in half, shape each half into a disk, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.
6
Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
7
Roll the dough between sheets of parchment to about 1/8 inch thick.
8
Cut into 2-inch rounds, rerolling scraps as needed, and place the rounds about 1 inch apart on the prepared sheets.
9
Bake for 10–12 minutes, until set, then cool completely on the sheets.
10
To make the filling, beat the butter until smooth.
11
Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, then add the vanilla and milk.
12
Beat until fluffy, adding a little more milk if needed for a spreadable consistency.
13
Spread or pipe filling onto the flat side of half the cooled cookies, then top with the remaining cookies and gently press together.
14
Let the filling firm up before serving.

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