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I love that the cookie itself is soft, chewy, and has just a hint of sweetness (which is perfect for the kids!). When paired with the buttercream frosting, it gives it that perfect sweet guilty pleasure (perfect for the grown ups!). The crushed candy adds a nice crunch. I used peppermint candy canes and Heath toffee bars.
Vanilla Cookie Sandwiches with Buttercream Frosting
(from Better Homes and Gardens Ultimate Cookie Book)
{ Prep time: 30 min Chill: 2 hr Bake: 6 min per batch
Makes: about 30 sandwich cookies }
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Sugar (optional)
1 recipe Buttercream frosting (below)
Crushed candy of choice
1. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, the baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill dough about 2 hours or until easy to handle.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time until 1/8 inch thck. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out dough. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle cutouts lightly with additional sugar. Bake for 6 to 7 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer to a wire rack; cool.
3. Spread buttercream frosting onto the bottom halfs of the cooled cookies. Top with the remaining cookies. Roll edges in the crushed candy.
FOR BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
{ Start to finish: 10 min Makes: about 2 1/2 cups }
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
2 to 4 tablespoons milk
Directions
In a bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add vanilla. Beat in half of the powdered sugar. Beat in 2 tablespoons of the milk. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in enough of the remaining milk to make a frosting of spreading consistency.
FOR THE CANDY COATING
Crush candy of choice (candy canes, peppermint candies, Heath toffee bars). Easiest way to do this is to put the candy in a ziploc bag and crush with hammer. Once the cookie is assembled, roll the edges in the crushed candy.
The end result?
An enthusiastic thumbs up from my taste testers!
4 comments:
Your taste testers look quite yummy themselves. Nate is really looking like a big boy now. Can't wait to see you all soon!
Kat - it is so hard trying to get a good shot of both the boys. CJ was eyeing Nate's cookie the entire time (both of them inhaled cookie after cookie).
We'll do some baking when I get down there. :)
I think I would be inhaling cookies too if I lived with you! It's a good thing we're across the US from each other...
Donna - I made about 30 cookies and they were all consumed in less than 24 hours. Eeks! It would be nice to be neighbors, though. :) We could have a cookie exchange!
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