Description
Delicious buttercream-filled cookies, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for dusting)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2–4 tablespoons heavy cream
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter 3-5 minutes until it’s light and fluffy.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour and then the cream. Mix until just combined.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least two hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with a round cookie cutter.
- Add the sugar to a separate small bowl. Press one of the cut out circles into the sugar. Then, place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Prick with a toothpick or fork. Repeat with remaining circles.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes, removing the cookies from the oven just before they start to brown. Remove them from the cookie sheet to cool.
- In the meantime, make the filling. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and salt until light and fluffy (this will take 3-5 minutes).
- With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of heavy cream, and vanilla. Then add the food coloring. If the filling seems too thick, add more heavy cream until desired consistency is achieved.
- To easily frost the cookies, put the filling in a piping bag. Once the cookies are cool, pipe the filling on the back of one cookie. Top with another cookie and press to secure.
- Pack and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before adding filling.
- Experiment with different food coloring to create festive designs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg