These chocolate sandwich cookies are similar to homemade Oreo cookies. Eat them as is or make the frosting filling for a great snack.

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Well, a good tart needs a good crust. Some of the easiest ones generally use graham crackers or cookie crusts. You can go the easy route, I won’t judge (much), or you can make your own cookies to make the crust.

And that’s just what I did with this recipe.

This recipe makes more than enough to enjoy some sandwich cookies for a mid-day snack (or breakfast) and make your tart crust.

The recipe from the book Butter Baked Goods referred to these are Homemade Oreo’s. To tell you the truth, they were not close to being what most people think of as Oreo’s.

For starters, these cookies were very large.  A big  bonus in my book.

These cookies were soft and chewy. Another plus.

The filling is a simple buttercream filling. Which I like because it was quick and easy to make with minimal effort.

Finally, there’s a sugar crust on them – SCORE!

So, to me, these are so much better than Oreo’s. Yes, it’s easier to drive to the store and buy the Oreo’s but, really, it’s more fun to make them at home with your kiddo. Or surprise the kids when they come home from school. My daughter had a huge smile on her face when she saw these cookies waiting for her when she walked in the door from school.

Save a few cookies. I kept 8 off to the side that I did not fill. These cookies are going to get pulverized to make my cookie crust for my tart on Friday.

This recipe is part two of a three-part series including homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and a Chocolate Hazelnut Tart.

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Yield: 36 cookies

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

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These chocolate sandwich cookies are similar to homemade Oreo cookies. Eat them as is or make the frosting filling for a great snack.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cookies

• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 cup dark cocoa
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

For the Filling

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tbls vanilla

Instructions

For the Cookies

1. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir them together.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, then the vanilla, and beat until combined. Finally, add in the dry ingredients.
3. Using a medium cookie scoop, measure out the cookies onto a sheet lined with either parchment paper or a silicone mat.
4. Put a small amount of sugar into a bowl, press the bottom of a glass into the sugar and slightly flatten the cookie.
5. Bake at 350℉ for 15 minutes. The edges should be slightly firm, but soft in the middle. Press more sugar into the top of the cookie flattening it a bit more with the bottom of a glass.
6. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the filling

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixer at medium speed.
2. TIP for a white cream filling center, use Clear Vanilla instead of real vanilla. Real Vanilla will tint the filling a bit brown.
3. Sandwich the filling and cookies and enjoy.

Notes

If you are going to be making the Chocolate Hazelnut Tart, leave 10 cookies unfilled to use for the crust.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 229Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 173mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

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