Chocolate Cookies With Espresso Ganache

"These cookies are a little labor intensive, but oh so worth it and decadent. This recipe came from a magazine a few years ago. These are a good cookie for cookie exchange. They will hold up to the shipping. The prep time includes refrigeration."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
30 cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cookies:

  • Blend together flour, espresso powder and salt. Set aside.
  • Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
  • Add egg and beat for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and mix.
  • Stir in cocoa powder until just blended.
  • Slowly add flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
  • Scrape dough onto work surface and divide into two. Form each into disk; cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F; line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
  • Remove 1 disk from fridge and between sheets of parchment, roll out dough to thickness of about 3/16 x 10 inches.
  • Cut out dough using a 2-inch fluted rectangular cutter.
  • Place cookies on prepared sheets.
  • Bake 8 - 10 minutes. Cool.
  • Ganache:

  • In small pan combine whipping cream and espresso. Bring just to boil.
  • Remove from heat, and add chopped chocolates, whisk until smooth.
  • Chill 1/2 hour.
  • Spread about 1 tsp ganache onto bottom of each cookie, top with another cookie.
  • Dust with icing sugar.
  • NOTE: I usually double the ganache! I find that we like more filling in the cookies. And besides -- it is good right off the spoon, so there alone you need to double -- LOL.

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