chocolate sandwich cookies with peppermint creme

yet another sugary confection from littlefoodie jr. we have about 19,234,986,3424 candy canes hanging around and just as much energy to throw into days and days of baking.
chocolate flaky cookies and a cream cheesy filling...oh yes!
i got the recipe off of epicurious a while back...the cookie part remains the same with a touch less sugar but i changed the filling up to suit our desires of candy cane and peppermint goodness. try these and i swear you will be in love! plus, they are so festive and cute right now!

enjoy!

cookie
1 3/ cup unbleached ap flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1 lg egg

peppermint creme
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1/4 cup cream cheese, room temp
4 peppermint candy canes, crushed

preheat oven to 350F.

whisk flour, cocoa and salt together. beat butter and sugar until fluffy and light. add egg and combine. add in dry.

put in the fridge about an hour.

scoop about 1 tbl or so of filling out and roll into ball. flatten and place on baking sheet.

bake 11 min. cool completley

peppermint creme:

beat butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until combined. fold in crushed candy canes.

when cookies are cooled dollop filling onto one side of cookie and sandwich it with another! eat a million!

candy cane meringue

littlefoodie almost healed broken footy and i have been baking fools. each day we make something new. now that he is old enough to "help" it is really fun to watch him have at it.

for a 2 yr old the kid has a pretty adventurous palate and is absolutley willing to try anything i make and nothing toasts this mamas heart than a not picky kid! since bigfoodie daddy and i will eat just about anything i shouldn't be too surprised!

i haven't made meringues in a long while and since everything has been so having in our baking lately i decided on these. we just discovered that littlefoodie booty LOVES anything peppermint...just like hims mama does! he got to help crush the candies and eat just as many as well as drop the batter onto the cookie sheet. per his request we tinted them pink and sprinkled little green sparkles on top. they came out soooo delicious its hard to stop after 4, heehee.

enjoy!


2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup white sugar
little bit of red food coloring paste
4 peppermint candy canes crushed
green sprinkles

preheat oven to 260F.

line baking sheet with foil or parchment or silpat.

in a clean dry metal bowl beat egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar to soft peaks. add food paste until desired color and keep beating. gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks. fold in crushed candy canes.

drop by spoonfuls and sprinkle with some sparkles.

Bake for 1 hr until dry but not browned at all. turn off the oven and let sit a couple hours or until completley cooled.