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Two stacked soft cookies dusted with cocoa powder, filled with creamy mascarpone-style filling. The top Tiramisu Cookies has a visible bite taken out, showing the soft interior. Inspired by tiramisu, these sandwich cookies blend dessert and espresso flavors.

Tiramisu Cookies

Tiramisu Cookies recipe that combine the rich flavors of the classic Italian dessert into a delightful cookie form with a mascarpone filling and a coffee-soaked cookie base.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 7 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack, Treats
Cuisine: American, Italian
Calories: 150
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Base:
  • 2 ¼ Cups All-purpose flour - Sifted
  • ¼ Cup Strong espresso - Cooled
  • ½ Cup Unsalted butter - Softened
  • ¾ Cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • 2 Large eggs Eggs - Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Fine salt
Mascarpone Filling:
  • 8 oz Mascarpone cheese - Room temperature
  • ½ Cup Powdered sugar
  • ½ Cup Heavy cream - Whipped
  • 1 teaspoon Dark rum optional
  • 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
Finishing Touches:
  • ¼ Cup Dark chocolate shavings
  • 2 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder - For dusting the finished cookies
  • 12 Coffee beans Coffee beans - For garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer (or hand mixer)
  • 1 Cookie scoop (or spoon)
  • 1 Baking sheets
  • 1 Parchment Paper
  • 1 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Measuring cups (and spoons)
  • 1 Offset spatula (for filling)
  • 1 Fine-mesh sifter (for cocoa powder)

Method
 

  1. Brew strong espresso and cool it
    A person adds cocoa powder to a mixing bowl filled with flour, sugar, and a raw egg. The ingredients are being combined for a dessert dough, likely for cookies or cake.
  2. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well
    Freshly baked golden-brown cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cooling on a wire rack. The cookies appear soft, thick, and slightly crispy on the edges.
  4. Mix dry ingredients with cooled espresso
    A hand using a whisk to beat a bowl of fluffy mascarpone cream. The smooth white mixture is being prepared for a dessert like tiramisu or sandwich cookies.
  5. Chill the dough for 30 minutes
    Plate of tiramisu-style sandwich cookies filled with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder. One cookie has a bite taken out, showing the soft, creamy center.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 70mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 120IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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