Mummy Sandwich Cookies With White And Dark Chocolate
Serves: 5
Vicente Kshlerin
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
54
Spice
50
Sweetness
46
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Decorate the cookies: Fill a medium pot with 2 inches of water, place over medium heat, and bring to a simmer
2
Place dark chocolate in a heatproof metal or glass bowl and set over the pot (the simmering water should not touch the bottom of the bowl)
3
Melt chocolate, stirring frequently, until almost completely melted
4
Remove bowl from heat, and stir until smooth
5
Using a small offset spatula or spoon, apply a thin layer of dark chocolate onto the rounded surface of the "tops" of half the cookies, reserving the remaining half of the cookies for the sandwich "bottoms
6
" Reserve remaining dark chocolate for the mummy eyes
7
Set cookies aside to allow chocolate to set, about 10 minutes
8
Repeat melting process with white chocolate
9
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip with melted white chocolate
10
Drizzle thin horizontal stripes of white chocolate onto each chocolate-covered cookie, leaving a 1/4-inch gap in the center for the eyes
11
Add the whites of two eyes in the center of each cookie and allow to set, about 5 minutes
12
Using a toothpick, add two small dots of reserved melted dark chocolate to the eyes to make pupils
13
Repeat with remaining cookies
14
Fill a medium pot with 2 inches of water, place over medium heat, and bring to a simmer
15
Place dark chocolate in a heatproof metal or glass bowl and set over the pot (the simmering water should not touch the bottom of the bowl)
16
Melt chocolate, stirring frequently, until almost completely melted
17
Remove bowl from heat, and stir until smooth
18
Using a small offset spatula or spoon, apply a thin layer of dark chocolate onto the rounded surface of the "tops" of half the cookies, reserving the remaining half of the cookies for the sandwich "bottoms
19
" Reserve remaining dark chocolate for the mummy eyes
20
Set cookies aside to allow chocolate to set, about 10 minutes
21
Repeat melting process with white chocolate
22
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small tip with melted white chocolate
23
Drizzle thin horizontal stripes of white chocolate onto each chocolate-covered cookie, leaving a 1/4-inch gap in the center for the eyes
24
Add the whites of two eyes in the center of each cookie and allow to set, about 5 minutes
25
Using a toothpick, add two small dots of reserved melted dark chocolate to the eyes to make pupils
26
Repeat with remaining cookies
27
Make the filling: Using an electric mixer, beat butter on medium-high until smooth and fluffy
28
Add the cream cheese and beat until well blended
29
Add the confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, and a few drops food coloring
30
Mix on medium-low until well combined, adding additional food coloring, if desired
31
Using an electric mixer, beat butter on medium-high until smooth and fluffy
32
Add the cream cheese and beat until well blended
33
Add the confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, and a few drops food coloring
34
Mix on medium-low until well combined, adding additional food coloring, if desired
35
Assemble the cookie sandwiches: Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on the flat side of each reserved plain sugar cookie "bottom," then top with a decorated cookie
36
Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on the flat side of each reserved plain sugar cookie "bottom," then top with a decorated cookie