Biscuit Sandwich Cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 8 ounces finely chopped milk chocolate, melted, or 3/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread
- Put flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add butter and pulse to form coarse crumbs.
- With machine running, pour in 1/4 cup cream and the vanilla and process until dough almost comes together.
- Remove dough from processor and bring together on a work surface.
- Roll dough between two floured sheets of parchment paper until 1/16 inch thick.
- Using a 2 1/2-inch fluted round cookie cutter, cut 36 circles, rerolling scraps as necessary.
- Place rounds on parchment-lined baking sheets and transfer to freezer to chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Combine egg yolk and remaining tablespoon heavy cream in a small bowl.
- Brush tops of cookies with yolk mixture and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
- Spread 1 heaping teaspoon melted chocolate on undersides of half of cookies.
- Sandwich with remaining cookies.
- Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes.
- Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at a cool room temperature up to 3 days.
flour, sugar, coarse salt, cold unsalted butter, heavy cream, vanilla, egg yolk, milk chocolate
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/biscuit-sandwich-cookies-389277 (may not work)