These cookies are over-the-top delicious! Dipping the cookie dough in semisweet chocolate and topping with chopped hazelnuts gives them an extra-special look.
Chocolate-Hazelnut-Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Cookies
Hazelnut Mascarpone Filling
- 4 oz mascarpone cheese or cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut spread with chocolate
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Toppers
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 2 oz toasted hazelnuts, chopped
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.
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Step2Shape cookie dough into 24 balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
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Step4Dip or spread half of the tops of 12 of the cookies in melted chocolate. Place on cooking parchment paper. Top with chopped hazelnuts.
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Step5Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat mascarpone cheese and hazelnut spread until smooth. In second bowl, beat cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream mixture into mascarpone mixture just until combined.
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Step6Spread mascarpone mixture on bottoms of the 12 undipped cookies. Top with chocolate-dipped cookies to make sandwiches. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutrition
320
Calories
20g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 37%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 85mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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