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Sandwich Cookies

Here is a simple and delicious recipe for sandwich cookies. Cookies are flourless, chocolate and fudge-like brownie cookies. Filling is made of cream cheese which is not too sweet and just right for your taste-buds. Give it a try.

Ingredients for cookies:

  • 1/3 cup oats flour
  • 2/3 cup almond flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup baking chocolate
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Sea salt to sprinkle on top

Ingredients for filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 3 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter

Tips:

  1. Use the eggs at room temperature.
  2. Butter should be soft but not liquid.
  3. Melted chocolate should not be too warm while adding eggs otherwise eggs will be cooked.
  4. After the mixture is ready keep it in refrigerator for 2 hours so that it becomes easy to manage.
  5. Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
  6. Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 9 minutes. They can easily get over-baked and very hard to bite.
  7. Cookies should be soft but fudge like brownies.
  8. Sift the icing sugar before making the filling so it comes out of the piping bag flawlessly.
  9. Always fill the piping bag half way for easy use.
  10. If the consistency of the filling is liquid like, put it in refrigerator for about 15-20 minutes.
Sandwich cookies

Directions for cookies:

  1.  Preheat the oven to 325 degree F.
  2. Add almond flour, oats flour and salt to a bowl, mix well and keep it aside.
  3. Melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave by putting the bowl in microwave for 30 second intervals twice.
  4.  Add sugar, eggs and vanilla extract to the chocolate mix and whisk it well.
  5.  Add flour mixture and mix well.
  6. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
  7.  Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet and take bowl out of the refrigerator.
  8.  Make 1tbsp dough balls and arrange them on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
  9. Sprinkle sea salt at top.
  10. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges are little     stiff but the middle is soft.
  11.  Let the cookies cool and keep them aside.

Directions for filling:

  1. Add cold but soft butter and cream cheese to a bowl and mix it.
  2. Add vanilla extract, salt and icing sugar to the bowl and whisk it well.
  3. Add filling to the piping bag.

 Making Sandwiches:

  1. Arrange cookies upside down and pipe filling on to them.
  2. Put another cookie on top and add a little filing on the top. Enjoy.

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Sugar-free Chocolate Cookies

These cookies are a tasty treat for kids and a guilt free dessert for adults. This is a simple, quick and zero skill recipe for you to try with few ingredients. These cookies can be stored for a long time and can become a pantry staple.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oat flour
    • 1 cup almond flour
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • 1 egg
    • ½  cup chocolate chips
    • 1/3 cup maple syrup
    • 3 tbsp olive oil
    • ½ tsp baking soda
    • ½  tsp salt
    • 2 tbsp warm milk
    • 1 tsp instant coffee
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup almond flakes

Tips:

  • Use the egg at room temperature.
  • Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
  • The shape will come out like a ball but after baking when cookies are just out of oven and warm press them at the top with a spatula for a more cookie like shape.
  • Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 10 mins minutes. They can easily get over-baked.
  • Don’t open the oven often while baking, it can soften up the cookies.

Directions:

Sugar-free Chocolate Cookies
  •  Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
  • Warm the milk in microwave for about a minute and add instant coffee, mix well and keep aside to cool.
  • Take a big bowl and add all the wet ingredients including maple syrup, olive oil, milk+coffee mixture, vanilla extract, egg and mix well.
  •  Add the  almond and oat flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt into the mixture.
  •  At the end, fold in the almond flakes and chocolate chips.
  • Cover the dough and put it aside for 15 mins.
  •  Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet.
  •  Use a 1tbsp spoon to make cookie balls and arrange them on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
  •  Bake for 15 minutes until brown at the bottom.
  • Let the cookies cool and then enjoy.
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Chewy Chocolate Cookies

This is one of those recipes that goes with anything and everything milk, tea, coffee or ice cream, liked by kids and adults alike. There can be a lot variations to this recipe depending on what kind of cookie you want dense, cakey or chewy. Here, is a very simple, quick and tasty recipe for a chewy chocolate cookie.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 oz semi sweet baking chocolate
  • 1tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½  tbsp corn starch
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½  tsp salt
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Tips:

  • Use the unsalted butter and egg at room temperature.
  • Do not work the dough too much, it will make the cookies hard to bite.
  • After the mixture is ready keep it in refrigerator for 15 minutes so that it becomes easy to manage but if it still sticks to the hand lightly grease your hands with butter.
  • Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
  • The shape will come out like a ball but after baking when cookies are just out of oven and warm press them at the top with a spatula for a more cookie like shape.
  • Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 9 minutes. They can easily get over baked and very hard to bite.
Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degree F.
  • Melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave by putting the bowl in microwave for 30 second intervals twice.
  •  Mix the egg with brown sugar in a big bowl with a whisk.
  •  Add the vanilla extract and room temperature melted chocolate to the mixture and mix well.
  •  Sift the flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt into the mixture
  •  At the end, fold in the chopped walnuts. And make a soft dough.
  • Cover the dough and put in the refrigerator for 15 mins.
  •  Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet.
  •  Arrange the dough balls on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
  •  Bake for 11-13 minutes until brown around the edges.
  •  Let the cookies cool and then enjoy.
Chewy Chocolate Cookies