Valentines Sandwich Cookies – Jane’s Patisserie

Scrumptious valentines sandwich cookies with a tender chocolate cookie, silky clean frosting with sprinkles, excellent for Valentine’s Day!

Once I requested lately for valentines baking inspiration I had so many requests for a cute love themed cookie, and there it’s…. I’ve seen these form of cookies far and wide and I couldn’t resist having a go as they’re simply so lovable!

Valentines

Valentines is a type of occasions of the 12 months the place you’ll be able to actually have with the adorning of your bakes and treats that you simply make, and I like that. The entire whites, pinks and reds you’ll be able to think about – it’s simply so cute. 

Final 12 months I posted a couple of cute recipes akin to my big valentines cookie, my valentines deal with field and my valentines cheesecake recipe and I like them nonetheless… however this 12 months?! I needed to do an excellent cute bake that’s versatile sufficient to make use of all year long in addition to Valentines, but in addition an excellent straightforward bake for a liked one. 

Cookies

For the cookies, I needed to make a cookie that was tender like a shortbread blended with a sugar cookie virtually, however I needed to have a chocolate biscuit. I like the flavour of the chocolate cookies, blended with the truth that the distinction of color to the ornament is so good. 

The cookie is barely richer in comparison with an everyday shortbread as a result of it makes use of an egg to make a pleasant clean dough, making it tremendous straightforward to work with. It additionally has slightly splash of vanilla within the cookie dough for a scrumptious flavour.

When making the cookies I discovered it tremendous essential to roll out the dough onto a evenly floured floor, in any other case they’ll positively stick, after which evenly dunk my coronary heart formed cutter right into a pot of flour as properly every time. I additionally discovered that you simply do have to sit back these cookies in any other case the dough can puff up barely. 

The cookies make an awesome plain chocolate base cookie for different ornament concepts you could have as properly. 

Filling

For the filling, I simply needed to do a simple fundamental buttercream frosting in order that it may be colored no matter color you need, I clearly went for pink, after which it is usually sturdy sufficient. The frosting is designed to stay the 2 biscuits collectively, and in addition present sufficient of a glue for the sprinkles that you simply adorn with. 

When making an American fashion buttercream frosting, you wish to just be sure you use a block butter, as a baking unfold or margarine might be too tender. I exploit common icing sugar, after which color with a vibrant pink colouring that solely wants 1-2 drops to color the entire batch of frosting. 

Clearly, you’ll be able to change it up and use a crimson color, or if you’re making these for an additional event… no matter color you fancy. 

Ornament

So when you could have your cooled cookies and made your frosting, you’ll be able to have enjoyable adorning! I didn’t use a piping tip after I made these as I knew I used to be going to squidge sprinkles onto the perimeters so I simply minimize the top off a piping bag and piped the frosting tremendous near the sting of the biscuit. 

As soon as piped, I sandwiched the cookie with one other cookie after which dunked all sides of the cookie right into a bowl of tremendous vibrant valentines sprinkles. You virtually need the frosting to stay out barely after you have sandwiched the cookies collectively as that is what your sprinkles will stick with. 

Ideas & Tips 

• You should use no matter measurement cutter you need, however aiming for a 6-7cm one could have greatest outcomes for this recipe. 
• I exploit a vibrant pink meals colouring however you need to use no matter colouring you need
• These cookies will final 6-7+ days at room temperature or within the fridge, or can freeze for 3+ months 

Cookies

• 175 g unsalted butter
• 200 g caster sugar
• 250 g plain flour
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 1 medium egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Ornament

• 200 g unsalted butter
• 400 g icing sugar
• pink meals colouring
• sprinkles

Cookies

• Add the butter and sugar to a bowl and beat collectively till mixed

• Add the plain flour, cocoa powder, egg and vanilla and beat once more till the cookie dough is coming collectively

• Knead the biscuit dough collectively to make it come collectively

• As soon as chilled, roll out the dough onto a evenly floured work floor and minimize out your coronary heart formed biscuits

• Place onto lined trays, unfold aside, and chill for 30+ minutes.

• While chilling, preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºfan

• As soon as the biscuits are chilled, bake within the oven for quarter-hour after which depart to chill totally on the trays

Ornament

• Beat the butter by itself till its clean

• Add the icing sugar and beat once more till mixed

• Add the meals colouring and beat once more

• Pipe the frosting onto half of the cookies, filling within the middles and piping proper to the sides

• Sandwich it with one other cookie

• Dip the cookies right into a bowl of sprinkles throughout the perimeters so the sprinkles stick with the frosting and allow them to sit to set barely.

• You should use no matter measurement cutter you need, however aiming for a 6-7cm one could have greatest outcomes for this recipe. 
• I exploit a vibrant pink meals colouring however you need to use no matter colouring you need
• These cookies will final 6-7+ days at room temperature or within the fridge, or can freeze for 3+ months 

ENJOY!

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