Description
Chocolate lovers rejoice with these indulgent brownie cookie sandwiches, nestled with creamy cookie dough buttercream. Rich chocolate cookies embrace silky filling, creating an irresistible dessert that promises pure bliss in each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
Chocolate and Butter:
- 9 ounces (255 grams) bittersweet chocolate chips
- 8 tablespoons (113 grams) unsalted butter
- 12 tablespoons (170 grams) unsalted butter
Sugars:
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (175 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar
Flour and Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (95 grams) bread flour
- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (25 grams) Dutch process cocoa powder
- 2 ½ cups (300 grams) confectioners’ sugar
Eggs and Liquid Ingredients:
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Cream:
- 3–4 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Meticulously prepare the flour for safe consumption by spreading it evenly on a clean baking sheet, ensuring complete coverage.
- Roast the flour in a preheated oven, stirring periodically and monitoring the temperature until it reaches 165°F, guaranteeing elimination of potential bacteria.
- Allow the heat-treated flour to cool completely before further use in the recipe.
- Melt chocolate and butter together using a double boiler, creating a smooth, glossy mixture that will form the base of the brownie cookies.
- Whisk together dry ingredients – flours, cocoa powder, leavening agents, and salt – creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Combine the melted chocolate mixture with eggs and sugars in a stand mixer, blending until thoroughly incorporated and slightly aerated.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, being careful not to overmix and maintaining a light, tender texture.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for half an hour to firm up and enhance flavor development.
- Preheat the oven and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal cookie performance.
- Scoop uniform dough portions onto prepared sheets, maintaining appropriate spacing for proper spreading.
- Bake cookies until edges set and centers develop slight crackling, indicating perfect doneness.
- Immediately after removing from oven, reshape cookies using a fork or cookie cutter to ensure perfect circular form.
- Cool cookies completely on a wire rack, allowing them to firm up and develop a delicate texture.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, creating the base for the cookie dough buttercream.
- Gradually incorporate confectioners’ sugar and heat-treated flour into the butter mixture, creating a smooth, consistent filling.
- Add vanilla and salt, then adjust buttercream consistency with heavy cream until achieving the ideal piping texture.
- Assemble cookie sandwiches by piping buttercream between two cooled cookies, creating a decadent treat.
- Optional: Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the assembled sandwiches for an elevated flavor profile.
- Chill briefly to set the buttercream, then serve at room temperature or slightly cool for maximum enjoyment.
Notes
- Heat-treat flour to eliminate potential bacteria, ensuring safe consumption of raw cookie dough ingredients.
- Always use freshly melted chocolate and softened butter for the richest, most decadent brownie cookie texture.
- Chilling the cookie dough before baking helps prevent excessive spreading and creates a more structured, perfect cookie shape.
- Gently reshape warm cookies immediately after baking to achieve uniform, professional-looking rounds with crisp edges.
- Use heavy cream sparingly when preparing buttercream to control consistency and prevent a runny filling.
- Refrigerate cookie sandwiches briefly to help buttercream set and enhance the overall flavor melding of the dessert.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg