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Strawberry Cookie Sandwich

Julie N.
Strawberry cookie sandwiches are the perfect treat to make on this lovely spring day!
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Asian
Servings 15 cookies

Equipment

  • Fluted cookie cutter (about 5.5cm/2in diameter)
  • Flower shaped cookie/vegetable cutter (about 2.5cm/1in diameter)

Ingredients
  

Cookie

  • 112 g unsalted butter 1 stick
  • 65 g granulated sugar
  • ½ large egg 25g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 180 g all-purpose flour
  • 3 g baking powder
  • 2 g salt

Strawberry Ganache

  • 130 g white chocolate
  • 35 g heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon strawberry powder approximately

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, whip the softened butter until light and fluffy. Add the granulated sugar and cream together until fluffy. Scrape the sides to make sure the sugar is fully incorporated.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and continue mixing until fully incorporated. Scrape the sides and gather in the middle before adding the dry ingredients.
  • Next, sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold together with a rubber spatula until the dough comes together.
  • Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment to a thickness of 5mm/0.25in then place on a baking sheet and let rest in the freezer for 15-30 minutes. After the dough has rested, cut out the shapes using your cookie cutters and place them onto another baking sheet lined with either parchment or a mat.
  • Place the sheet with the cut out cookies back in the freezer to firm up while you preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F. Gather the remaining dough and repeat step 4 until you’ve used up all the dough.
  • Once the oven is at the correct temperature, place the baking sheet into the oven straight from the freezer and bake for 12-16 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden brown.
  • Let the cookies cool completely while we work on the ganache. In a microwave safe bowl, add the white chocolate and heavy cream. Microwave for 30 seconds then mix to fully incorporate. If needed, microwave in additional 15 second increments until the ganache is smooth.
  • Next add the strawberry powder and mix until fully incorporated and there are no more lumps of powder. You can add as much or as little powder as you want in order to get the color and flavor you like. Let the ganache rest at room temperature until it is no longer runny, but still thin enough to pipe.
  • At this point, the cookies should also be cool enough to fill. Pair up the cookies so that each full cookie is matched with another with the flower shape cut out of the middle. Pipe about a half tablespoon onto the bottom cookie and use an offset spatula to smooth and spread the ganache to the inner part of the fluted edge of the cookie. Gently squeeze down the other cookie until evenly sandwiched. It is okay if the ganache squeezes up into the cut shapes a little. Repeat with the remaining cookies, and the strawberry cookie sandwiches are done! 完成です!

Notes

  1. The cookies are easier to cut when the dough is cold, so depending on how hot it is where you live, you may need to return the dough to the freezer a few times to finish cutting out the shapes.
  2. Depending on the type of white chocolate you have, your ganache could end up too runny and not set to a pipeable thickness. If that is the case, simply add more white chocolate little by little and heat all of the ganache so you can mix it smooth.
  3. When filling the cookies, the ganache could be difficult to smooth. If this happens, you can either gently heat the ganache on the cookie using a heat gun or hair dryer, or heat the offset spatula with a flame or heat gun/hair dryer. It’s okay if the top is a little melty as it will help the other cookie stick, but be careful not to heat it too much as the ganache can run off the cookie.
Keyword Cookies, Dessert, Dessert Recipe, Easy Recipe, Sweet Recipe