Mini Milk Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the cookies: mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 in a small pan, heat chocolate over low heat to melt, stirring constantly, let cool slightly.
• 3 cream butter using an electric mixer, then beat in sugar until fluffy.
• 4 beat in the melted chocolate, the vanilla, and the egg until well combined.
• 5 using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture until combined.
• 6 divide dough into 4 balls, wrap in plastic wrap andpop into the freezer for 30 minutes (or into the fridge for 1 hour).
• 7 preheat the oven to 350f and have ready parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• 8 shape one ball of dough at a time into a 10" long rope on wax paper.
• 9 cut off 1/4" thick rounds, place rounds 1" apart on the baking sheets and bake 9-10 minutes per batch.
• 10 carefully remove to wire racks to cool (be careful as they can be brittle).
• 11 to prepare filling, melt chocolate and butter over low heat in a small pan, stirring often.
• 12 cool 5 minutes, then add the sour cream and stir to combine.
• 13 gradually add the powdered sugar, stirring until mixture is spreadable.
• 14 spread 1/2 tsp of the filling on a cooled cookie, then top with another cookie, making a sandwich.