Chocolate Chip Coconut Sandwich Cookies - soft, buttery, chewy cookies with crispy edges have plenty of chocolate chips and coconut baked right in and are then sandwiched together with an easy-to-make chocolate filling.
Course
Cookies
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time12minutes
Total Time27minutes
Servings12Sandwich cookies.
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
½cupbutter
1cupbrown sugar
1egg
1tspvanilla extract
1cup+ 2 tbsp flour
1tspbaking powder
1/8tspbaking soda
½cupfine unsweetened coconut
1cupchocolate chips
For the chocolate filling
1cupchocolate chips
1/4cupwhipping cream
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and coconut.
Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, folding to combine well. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the sheet for 10-15 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Ganache Filling
In a double boiler melt together the cream and chocolate chips.
Stir constantly until the chocolate chips have completely melted.
Set aside to cool to lukewarm before spooning the ganache onto a cookie and topping it with another.
Let the cookies cool completely to allow the chocolate to set before serving.