Chocolate Almond Sandwich Cookies
Source:Visual Editor:Alex Read:
Chocolate Almond Sandwich Cookies
Preparation Time: 30 minutes or less Cooking Time: 30 minutes or less Serves: 12
Category: Dessert Sub-Category: Cookies Cuisine: American
Ingredients:
Filling:
8 oz. bittersweet chocolate
1 C heavy cream
1 T Cognac
1/2 C Powdered sugar
Cookies:
2 C ap flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1C butter
1 1/2 C granulated sugar
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 t orange zest
1/2 C chopped almonds
I should probably comment on where the idea came from. My friend brought a box of these incredible store-bought waffle-cookies one day; they were two thin, crisp cookies with syrup sandwiched in the middle, which made them melt in your mouth. I got obsessed with the texture and kept altering the regular old toll-house recipe until I got something I liked. I just got sick of the spreadable honey filling so I made it chocolate instead.
First, lets make the filling.
