Chocolate & Orange Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate Orange Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
dark chocolate (roughly chopped)
225 g (8 oz)
cake flour
50 g (2 oz)
baking powder
1/4 tsp
salt
a pinch
eggs
2
granulated sugar
100 g (3½ oz)
orange zest (grated)
1 orange (2-3 tsp)
unsalted butter, for filling (softened)
75 g (3 oz)
powdered sugar, for filling
125 g (4½ oz)
orange juice, for filling
3 tbsp
Instructions
1
Preheat and prepare
Preheat the oven to 175°C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Melt the chocolate
Melt the chocolate and let it cool slightly.
3
Combine the dry ingredients
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then sift.
4
Combine the wet ingredients
Beat the eggs with the sugar and orange zest, then stir in the melted chocolate, followed by the flour mixture.
5
Bake
Drop small spoonfuls of dough onto the baking sheets, spaced about 5 cm apart, and bake for 10-25 minutes.
6
Make the filling and assemble
Beat the filling ingredients until fluffy, spread on the bottom of one cookie, and sandwich with another cookie.
