I've never made filled cookies before. I'm trying to explore new recipes and rid myself of the anxiety I suffer from by making new things!! I saw this recipe on my favorite show, The Chew, this week. I altered it a bit due to a lack of pantry items, but they still came out tasty!!!
Pretty basic ingredients as you can see: 2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. confectioners sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/4 sticks of SALTED butter
Zest one lemon
2 tsp. orange zest
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. melted milk chocolate
raspberry jam (or any other jam you prefer)
Mix the dry ingredients and set aside. Thoroughly blend the butter with vanilla, lemon & orange zest .
Add half of the dry mixture and blend, add the remaining. This makes a very sticky dough.
Form the dough into a ball , wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. This next part was the most difficult for me. Make sure the surface you are going to roll out the dough on is WELL floured. Also, make sure the dough and rolling pin are WELL floured. If they are not, you will end up with a sticky mess!! I learned the hard way!!!!! Once I realized what I needed to do, it was easy.
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch in thickness. Take a cookie cutter, or a small glass and cut out the cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. I recommend using parchment paper to line the cookie sheet.
After the cookies have cooled, melt 1 c. of milk chocolate chips. Use one cookie as the base and put 1 tsp. of jam in the center. Take the top cookie and dip it into the chocolate halfway.
Finish by sprinkling confectioners sugar over the top.
These are an affordable cookie to make with basic items you most likely have in your cupboards. They can be a little challenging to handle at the rolling of the dough stage, but if you use generous amounts of flour that I suggested above, you'll maneuver it just fine!!
They taste delicious and the mixture of the citrus zest along with the raspberry jam and chocolate will give you an explosion of flavor in every bite!!!
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