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Cut Out- Black and White Mochachino Cookies

List of Ingredients


3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 cups powdered sugar, divided

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 Tbsp. instant coffee granules

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

4-5 Tbsp. heavy cream

1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa

6 oz. white chocolate

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vegetable oil




Recipe

In medium bowl, cream softened 3/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla extract. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until evenly blended. Lay large piece of plastic wrap on baking sheet pan; spoon dough onto plastic. Cover with another piece of plastic; press dough out with rolling pin until it is about 1/2 inch thick. Refrigerate 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap dough. With 2-inch scalloped or round cutter, cut out sugar cookie shapes. Reroll and recut to use all dough. Set cookies on sheet pans; bake 10 minutes until lightly puffed. Transfer cookies to cool, flat surface. Cool completely. For filling: In medium bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons butter (melted), remaining powdered sugar, coffee granules and 4 tablespoons heavy cream until smooth. Add up to 1 tablespoon additional cream, if needed, to make spreadable filling. Spread half of cookies with coffee filling. Top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.

For glaze: In top of double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate and vegetable oil. Stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into glaze; let excess glaze drip off. Set on wire racks to cool. Makes 24 cookies.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS (per 1-ccokie serving): 184 calories, 10 grams total fat (6 grams saturated)

- From the Sugar Association