Moss Sandwich Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE BIRCH BARK

Steps:

• Melt milk chocolate in a heat-proof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, or in a microwave. Just before all is melted, remove from heat; stir with a spatula until completely melted. Repeat with white chocolate.
• Cut a 12-by-9-inch sheet of parchment; place on a baking sheet. Transfer 2 tablespoons milk chocolate to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (such as Ateco #3; you can also use a tiny paintbrush). Pipe or brush small dots and dashes and "knots" sparsely across surface of parchment. Refrigerate 5 minutes.
• Pour white chocolate over pat- tern, spreading to edges of parchment. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Spread milk chocolate over white chocolate with a spatula. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Break into pieces; refrigerate until ready to serve.

S'MORE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., Place 4 cookies bottom side up on a microwave-safe plate; top each with a marshmallow. Microwave, uncovered, on high until marshmallows begin to puff, 10-15 seconds (do not overcook). Top each with another cookie. Repeat.

MOLASSES AND SPICE LEMON SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine wet ingredients and sugar in one bowl, dry ingredients in another, then combine.
• Chill for about in hour so the dough is easy to work with.
• Form into balls and roll in sugar and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes or until the tops just start to crack a bit. Remove from oven and cool completely before filling.
• Filling:.
• Combine remaining 3 tablespoons margarine, lemon juice, and confectioner's sugar in bowl and whisk until smooth. Spread heaping teaspoon filling over bottoms of half of cooled cookies. Top with remaining cookies and let filling set 1 hour.
• When cookies are cool, and filling is ready, just frost the bottom of one cookie with the frosting and place another cookie on top to make a sandwich.
• Enjoy!

MOSS SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt. In a stand mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter with sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Tint dough with food coloring until deep green. Divide dough in half; shape each piece into a disk. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Working with one disk at a time, scoop teaspoons of dough, roll into balls, and place on baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. Flatten cookies slightly with a spatula.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are just set, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. (Baked cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)
• Crush 6 cookies until finely ground. With an offset spatula, spread 1/2 teaspoon dulce de leche each on flat sides of half of remaining cookies; sandwich with other half. Refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes. Sprinkle tops with crushed cookie "moss." (Filled cookies are best eaten the same day.)