Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Mini Cookie Sandwiches
Ghirardelli Chocolate
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Ingredients
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1½ cups all-purpose flour
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¼ cup Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa
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¼ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon baking powder
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¼ teaspoon baking soda
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6 tablespoons unsalted butter
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⅓ cup light brown sugar
Tools
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2 large bowls
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whisk
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medium bowl
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measuring cups
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measuring spoons
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spatula
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June Pan
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hand mixer
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rolling pin
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piping bag
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offset spatula
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cooling rack
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plastic wrap
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June Oven
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round cookie cutter
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Combine the dry ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
whisk
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
measuring cups
measuring spoons
medium bowl
Cream the butter and the sugar
In a large bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
hand mixer
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
⅓ cup light brown sugar
large bowl
Add the egg
Add the egg to the bowl and continue to mix on medium speed until incorporated. Scrape down the bowl.
1 large egg
spatula
Add the dry ingredients
Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
Chill the dough
Form the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour, up to 1 day.
plastic wrap
Roll out the dough and cut the first cookies
Roll the chilled dough out to a 12” circle, about ⅛” thick. Using a 2½’’-round cookie cutter, cut out 16 cookies, placing each cookie on a large parchment-lined platter, reshaping the cookies as needed. Pat the scraps gently back into a ball.
rolling pin
round cookie cutter
Roll out the scraps and finish cutting out the cookies
Re-roll the scraps into an 8” circle and cut out the remaining 8 cookies. Place all 24 cookies on the platter and chill 20 minutes, until firm to the touch.
Preheat the June Oven
With the shelf in the middle position, preheat the June Oven to 325°F on the Bake cook mode using the button below.
June Oven
Arrange the cookies on the June Pan
Arrange 12 cookies on the June Pan, evenly spaced.
June Pan
Bake the cookies
Transfer the June Pan to the middle shelf of the June Oven. Bake the cookies 12 minutes, until they appear dry on top. June will notify you when the cookies are ready.
Cool the cookies
Carefully remove the cookies from the June Oven and set on a cooling rack to cool completely. Keep the June Oven hot using the button below.
cooling rack
Arrange the second batch of cookies on the June Pan
Space the last 12 cookies evenly on a cooled June Pan.
Bake the 2nd batch of cookies
Transfer the June Pan to the middle shelf of the June Oven. Bake the cookies 12 minutes, until they appear dry on top. June will notify you when the cookies are ready.
Remove and cool the cookies
Carefully remove the June from the June Oven and it on a cooling rack. Allow the June Pan and cookies to cool completely. Keep the June Oven hot by pressing the button below.
Add the chocolate to the bowl
While the cookies cool, melt the chocolate. Pour the Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips into a medium heat-proof bowl.
1 cup Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Chips
medium bowl
Melt the chocolate
Transfer the bowl to the middle shelf of the June Oven and melt the chocolate 5 minutes. June will notify you when the chocolate is melted.
Stir the chocolate
Remove the chocolate from the June Oven and carefully stir until the chocolate is smooth. Allow the chocolate to cool while you make the filling.
Mix the butter and the sugar
When the cookies are cool, make the filling. Add the butter and powdered sugar to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
large bowl
Add the chocolate and vanilla
Add the cooled chocolate and vanilla to the bowl and mix on low speed until combined. Scrape the bowl down and mix again until completely smooth.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fill the cookies
Spread or pipe about 1 tablespoon of filling on one cookie, then top with another cookie to make a sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies.
offset spatula
piping bag
Serve
Serve the cookies at room temperature. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container up to 3 days.