Chewy Molasses Sandwich Cookies
Homemade soft and chewy molasses sandwich cookies with a silky-smooth cream cheese filling. These sandwich cookies take minutes to make and are guaranteed to become a family favourite every holiday season!
Ingredients
Molasses cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature (110 grams)
- ¼ cup sugar (50 grams)
- ¼ cup brown sugar (50 grams)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ¼ cup molasses (70 grams)
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour (320 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 grams)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- ¼ teaspoon allspice powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon cloves powder
- ½ zest of half orange
Cream cheese filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold (100 grams)
- ⅔ cup cream cheese (150 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- ⅓ cup white chocolate, melted (100 grams)
Instructions
Molasses Cookies
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter, salt, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until fluffy, for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the egg, molasses, brown sugar and orange zest into the butter, mixing well to combine (2-3 minutes).
- Separately combine the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Give everything a good whisk to mix.
- Add the flour into the butter mixture, then combine everything with a spatula until a dough forms. Do not over-mix the cookie dough.
- Using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon, form equal sized dough balls. Each dough ball should be maximum 1 inch in size.
- Roll each dough ball through the extra sugar, then place on the baking sheet. Leave generous spacing between each cookie, as they will spread in the oven.
- Bake for 7 minutes. Do not over-bake as this will make the cookies tough.
- Once baked, let the cookies cool in the tray for maximum 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling wire rack.
Cream cheese filling
- Melt the white chocolate in the microwave, in short 30 second intervals. Mix well to ensure the chocolate is fully melted. Let it cool down to room temperature before using (around 30 minutes).
- Cut the butter into smaller pieces, then beat it until it becomes pliable and fluffy.
- Incorporate the cream cheese into the butter, then add the vanilla paste and mix.
- Add the cooled melted chocolate and mix everything for 2-3 minutes until smooth and airy.
Assembling the molasses sandwich cookies
- Place the cream cheese filling into a piping bag fitted with a ½ inch piping nozzle (round or star shaped).
- Pipe a dollop of cream cheese filling on the bottom cookie, then sandwich it with another cookie.
- Optional: pipe some melted white chocolate on top and decorate with sprinkles
Notes
- Nutritional value is estimative and it is calculated per 1 sandwich cookie with cream cheese filling.
Nutrition
Calories: 375kcal
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