Chocolate Malt Sandwiches

Serves: 3

Aurelia Collier

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

42

Sweetness

51

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

2

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

3

Combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, malted milk powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl

4

With a mixer on medium-high speed, add the vanilla and then the butter, a few pieces at a time, and mix until the dough looks like wet sand and holds together when pinched, about 5 minutes

5

Scrape the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper and pat into a 1/2-inch-thick round

6

Cover with another sheet of parchment paper and refrigerate until the dough is slightly firm, about 10 minutes

7

Roll out the dough between the parchment sheets to 1/4 inch thick

8

Peel off the top sheet and cut the dough into squares or rounds using 1 1/2-to-2-inch cookie cutters

9

Reroll the scraps and repeat

10

(Refrigerate the dough if it gets too soft

11

) Place the cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets

12

Bake until the cookies are set and no longer shiny, 8 to 10 minutes

13

Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely

14

Prepare the filling: Combine the white chocolate, malted milk powder, salt and vanilla in a large bowl

15

Bring the cream to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat, then pour over the white chocolate mixture and stir until smooth

16

Refrigerate until cold, about 25 minutes

17

Beat with a mixer until thick and spreadable, about 1 minute

18

Spread about 2 teaspoons of the filling on the underside of half of the cookies, then sandwich with the remaining cookies

19

Dust with cocoa powder, if desired

20

Store in the refrigerator up to 5 days

21

Photograph by Steve Giralt