Rich chocolate cocoa flavor with just the right amount of chewy. Sandwiched with homemade cream cheese buttercream that includes peppermint candy and peppermint extract.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate Cookie Sandwich, chocolate crackle cookies, crackle cookies
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 12cookie sandwiches
Calories 537kcal
Author Plating Pixels
Ingredients
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
8ouncessemi-sweet chocolate chips
⅓cupbuttercut into slices
1tablespoonwhole milk
1cuppacked brown sugar
1cupgranulated sugardivided
2largeeggsroom temp
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla extract
1 ⅔cupsbread flour
½cupsdark baking cocoa powder
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking soda
¾cuppowdered sugar
Peppermint Buttercream
¼cupbutterroom temp
2ouncescream cheeseroom temp
2cupspowdered sugar
¼cupfinely crushed peppermint candies
1tablespoonwhole milk
½teaspoonpeppermint extract
Instructions
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
In a double boiler over simmering water, combine chocolate chips, butter and milk. Stir frequently until melted.
Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar and ¼ cup granulated sugar. Whisk in eggs completely one a time. Stir in vanilla and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Add flour to chocolate mixture and stir just until combined. Let sit 15 minutes at room temp to thicken.
While dough is sitting, preheat oven to 350° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Stir together powdered sugar and remaining granulated sugar in separate bowls. Roll roughly 2-tablespoon balls of dough first in granulated sugar to coat well, then in powdered sugar.
Place on prepared baking sheet 2-inches apart and bake 9-12 minutes, or until tops have cracked. Cool slightly to firm on a wire rack, then place cookies directly on wire racks to cool completely.
Peppermint Buttercream and Assembly
Use a stand or electric mixer on low to beat butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and beat until combined.
Scoop a heaping tablespoon onto flat side of half of cookies and spread evenly. Top with remaining cookie halves and serve.
Notes
Melt chocolate in double boiler for easy, consistent melting
If you don't have bread flour, substitute with all-purpose flour. However, cookies will be slightly less chewy.
If the dough is too sticky to roll into balls, chill for 10 to 15 minutes in fridge
A meat mallet works well to crush peppermint candies. Place in a few sealed plastic bags and smash until fine.
Make sure butter and cream cheese is room temp for buttercream for correct consistency
If you don’t have a mixer you can combine buttercream using a whisk, but will require lots of stirring
Cool crackle cookies completely before assembling, otherwise buttercream will melt
If buttercream becomes too soft during assembly, chill in fridge to firm
If not serving cookie sandwiches right away, store in fridge up 3 days in an airtight container. Let sit at room temp 15 minutes before serving.