Chocolate Brownie Sandwich Cookies with White Chocolate Ganache and Strawberry Preserves

Name: Chocolate Brownie Sandwich Cookies with White Chocolate Ganache and Strawberry Preserves
Prep time: 3 h 52 min
Cook time: 3 h 52 min
Total time: 3 h 52 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 3 larges eggs; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon About finely grated lemon zest; 510 grams cups semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters strawberry preserves; 158 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 79 milliliters whipping cream; 85 grams white chocolate, finely chopped; 473 milliliters white chocolate chips or 12 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped

The recipe Chocolate Brownie Sandwich Cookies with White Chocolate Ganache and Strawberry Preserves could satisfy your American craving in roughly 3 hours and 52 minutes. This dessert has 467 calories, 5g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up strawberry preserves, lemon zest, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. Mother's Day will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Special equipment: Lollipop sticks, optional

Equipment you will use

Lollipop Sticks

For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

Ingredients you will need

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Stir the 2 cups chocolate chips and butter in a medium bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water until the chocolate mixture is melted and smooth.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate Chips

Chocolate

Butter

Water

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Remove the bowl and set aside. The mixture may be thick.

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat the egg mixture using an electric mixture, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Add the melted chocolate mixture and beat until well blended.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate

Add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Stir the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips into the batter. If the batter is very soft, chill for 15 to 20 minutes to allow the batter to firm up slightly. The batter can be prepared 1 day ahead.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate Chips

All Purpose Flour

Let the batter stand at room temperature at least 1 hour before continuing.

Using a small cookie scoop, drop the batter in rounded tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheets, spacing 1 1/2-to-2-inches apart.

Ingredients you will need

Equipment you will use

Baking Sheet

Bake the cookies until slightly firm to touch and crackled all over tops but still soft in the center, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on the sheets.

Ingredients you will need

Equipment you will use

Oven

For the white chocolate ganache: Bring the cream to simmer over medium heat in a heavy small saucepan.

Ingredients you will need

White Chocolate

Cream

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Remove the pan from heat and add the white chocolate chips. Stir until melted and smooth. Chill the ganache until firm enough to spread, 1 to 2 hours. The ganache can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.

Ingredients you will need

White Chocolate Chips

Spread

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Let the ganache stand at room temperature 2 hours to soften slightly before using.

Mix the preserves and the lemon zest in a small bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Lemon Zest

Preserves

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Spread about 1 teaspoon ganache onto the flat side of each cookie to within 1/4-inch of the edge. Spoon 1/2 to 1 teaspoon strawberry preserves on the ganache side of half of the cookies.

Ingredients you will need

Strawberry Preserves

Spread

Place the remaining cookies on top, ganache side down, to form sandwich cookies. Chill until the ganache is firm, 15 to 20 minutes. Insert lollipop sticks into the ganache filling, if desired

Ingredients you will need

Sandwich Cookies

Equipment you will use

Lollipop Sticks

Place the white chocolate in a small bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate is melted and smooth.

Ingredients you will need

White Chocolate

Chocolate

Water

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of one side of each sandwich cookie, using a fork. Chill until the chocolate has set, about 10 minutes. The drizzle can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store airtight in the refrigerator.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate