Description
Decadent brownie sandwich cookies with peanut butter frosting combine rich chocolate and creamy filling for an irresistible dessert. Sweet indulgence awaits when chocolate lovers sit down to savor these delightful sandwich cookies packed with delicious flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) dairy-free chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ¾ cup (150 g) sugar (coconut or cane sugar)
- ¾ cup + 2 tbsps (110 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (25 g) Dutch process cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) vegetable oil (olive oil can be used)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules (optional)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsps (45 g) plant-based butter, softened
- 3 tbsps (45 g) natural peanut butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 2–4 tsp plant-based milk
Instructions
- Preheating and Preparation: Warm oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal cookie performance.
- Chocolate Fusion: Melt chocolate chips, vegetable oil, and instant coffee in microwave, stirring between intervals until achieving a silky, uniform liquid with glossy finish.
- Egg and Sugar Transformation: Whip eggs and sugar in stand mixer at medium-high speed, creating a voluminous, pale cream-like emulsion within approximately 5 minutes.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Sift cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt to eliminate potential lumps and ensure smooth mixture.
- Flavor and Chocolate Incorporation: Infuse vanilla into egg mixture, then delicately fold in melted chocolate, maintaining the mixture’s airy texture and preventing deflation.
- Batter Refinement: Gently fold dry ingredients into chocolate mixture until just combined, being careful to avoid overmixing which could compromise cookie texture.
- Resting Phase: Allow batter to settle at room temperature for 30 minutes, enabling ingredient harmonization and textural stabilization.
- Baking Process: Deposit batter by tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, ensuring consistent spacing and uniform cookie size.
- Cookie Completion: Bake for 5-7 minutes until centers appear set and edges develop a slight crispness, indicating perfect doneness.
- Cooling and Frosting Preparation: Let cookies rest briefly on baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack while simultaneously preparing peanut butter frosting by creaming butter and peanut butter until smooth.
- Frosting Finalization: Incorporate vanilla and powdered sugar into butter mixture, gradually adding milk to achieve ideal piping consistency.
- Final Assembly: Pipe generous peanut butter frosting onto half of cooled cookies, then gently sandwich to create decadent brownie sandwich cookies.
Notes
- Timing Matters: Rest batter for 30 minutes to develop rich, complex flavors and stabilize texture.
- Melting Technique: Microwave chocolate with gentle, intermittent stirring prevents burning and ensures smooth consistency.
- Whipping Precision: Beat eggs and sugar exactly 5 minutes to create light, airy base that guarantees perfect cookie texture.
- Folding Method: Incorporate dry ingredients gently to maintain delicate air pockets, preventing dense, heavy cookies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg