Description
Soft and chewy shortbread sandwich cookies filled with a light mascarpone cream filling. The best sandwich cookies out there!
Ingredients
- FOR THE TIRAMISU COOKIES:
- 2 cups Minus 1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 1 cup Softened Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon Baileys Irish Cream (optional)
- 1 Egg
- 3 Tablespoons Sugar (for Rolling)
- FOR THE MASCARPONE CREAM FILLING:
- 8 ounces, weight Mascarpone Cheese (left At Room Temperature For 30 Minutes)
- ½ cups Sugar
- 1 cup Cold Heavy Cream
- 1 teaspoon Espresso Coffee
- 2 teaspoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, For Dusting
Preparation
For the cookies:
Note the cookie dough may require 1 hour of refrigeration time. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats.
In a bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer cream butter for 3 minutes, until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla, Bailey’s (optional) and egg and beat until incorporated. Slowly add the flour/cocoa mixture and mix until well combined.
Scoop 1 tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll into balls. Toss balls in sugar. Place balls on the prepared trays leaving about 2 inches between them. Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten cookies.
If the dough is very soft, I recommend you chill cookies for 1 hour, so they don’t spread when baking.
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Bake cookies for 9-10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and let the cool completely.
For the mascarpone cream filling:
In a small bowl, using a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula mix together mascarpone cheese and sugar until smooth.
In the bowl of a stand mixer beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture. Mix in the espresso.
To assemble the cookies:
Fill a piping bag with the filling. Pipe a small amount of the filling onto the bottom of half of the cookies (the amount should be around 1 tablespoon). Top the filling with another cookie to create a sandwich. Sprinkle some cocoa powder over the top.