Sunday, March 1, 2015

Caramel Brownie Sandwiches

These sandwich cookies are seriously the bomb! They combine some of the best things the dessert world has to offer: caramel, frosting, chocolate, and brownies. The only thing missing is peanut butter. Hmmm.... maybe we will have to work on that. Anyway, these might be a little more work than your normal brownie recipe, but they are totally worth it.  
 The cookies have all of the good things about a brownie, the chewy edges (Georgia's favorite) and fudgy center (Ashley's favorite).
 If you wanted to, you could just bake brownies and put the frosting on them, but that wouldn't be as fun. :)


We made a few changes to a brownie recipe that we usually use in order to get these cookies just right. 

Brownie Ingredients:


5 1/2 Tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp boiling water
1 ounce dark chocolate chips
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  2. Whisk cocoa and boiling water together in a large bowl until smooth. Add the chocolate chips and whisk until melted. Whisk in butter and oil. 
  3. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Continue to whisk until smooth. Whisk in sugar until fully incorporated. 
  4. Using a spatula, fold in the flour and salt. Make sure you don't over mix the batter.
  5. Put in the refrigerator for about five minutes. Use a tablespoon to scoop onto your prepared sheet and bake for fourteen minutes. The edges of the cookies should be set and the centers should be soft. Cool for about 10 or 15 minutes before removing from the pan. We found it easiest to gently peel the cookies off of the pan by lifting the mat rather than use a spatula to take the cookies off.  Keep the batter in the refrigerator while the other cookies bake.
For the frosting (this makes way more than you need, but extras never hurt):

1/4 cup butter, softened
caramel sauce
1/2 tsp
pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
milk to make the consistency you want
  1. Cream the butter. Add the caramel sauce until it has the right amount of caramel taste for you and mix until combined. Add salt and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  2. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until well mixed.
  3. Add the milk and mix until the frosting reaches the consistency you like (we used about two tablespoons).
To assemble:
  1. Pick two cookies that are about the same size. Smear some frosting on one cookie, and place the other cookie on top.
  2. Devour and enjoy the cookies. 
  3. Share the few you left with very lucky friends or family..... :)






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