Chocolate Cream Filled Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened

Recipe

Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease 2 baking sheets.
• using an electric mixer, beat 6 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl until creamy. add the egg; beat until smooth. beat in corn syrup. whisk together the flour and cocoa in a small bowl. beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture until well incorporated. beat in the remaining flour. divide dough in half.
• on a lightly floured board, roll each half of the dough into a rectangle. cut each large rectangle into 1x3 inch rectangles. place cookies on prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart. bake until firm, 10 to 15 minutes. let cookies stand on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• while the cookies are baking, make the filling. heat chocolate chips in a small saucepan on lowest heat. stir until chocolate is almost completely melted. remove from heat; stir until smooth. allow to cool to room temperature. beat 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl until smooth. scrape the melted chocolate into the bowl; beat well.
• spread 1/2 teaspoon filling on the bottom of 30 cooled cookies; top with remaining cookies. sprinkle filled cookies with confectioners' sugar.