Two-Tone Cream Sandwiches

Name: Two-Tone Cream Sandwiches
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 150
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams cup butter, at room temperature; 1 large egg yolk; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters sugar; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate, melted (see notes); 1 teaspoon vanilla

Two-Tone Cream Sandwiches is a vegetarian recipe with 150 servings. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 0g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 23 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar, chocolate, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Stir or beat in flour until well blended.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Divide dough in half and mix melted chocolate into one half. Divide each color of dough into four equal portions. Form each portion into a 3/4-inch-thick log.

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Chocolate

Dough

Roll waxed paper tightly around each log to wrap airtight. Freeze until firm enough to slice neatly, about 20 minutes.

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Roll

Wrap

Unwrap dough. Using a thin, sharp knife, cut logs crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (if chilled dough crumbles, let stand a few minutes to soften, then cut).

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Dough

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Knife

Lay slices 1 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets; if cookies flattened when cut, reshape with your fingers.

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Baking Sheet

Bake in a 350 oven until plain cookies are lightly browned on the bottom and chocolate ones are slightly darker, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.

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Chocolate

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Oven

Spatula

Frying Pan

Spread about 1/4 teaspoon vanilla cream filling onto each plain cookie, then top with a chocolate cookie.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Spread

Cream

Vanilla cream filling. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter (at room temperature), 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Use immediately, or cover and chill for up to 2 days (bring to room temperature and beat to soften before using).

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Powdered Sugar