Friday, February 7, 2014

Chocolate Wafer Strawberry Delight Cookies

Chocolate Wafer Strawberry Delight Cookies 


Ingredients: 

Chocolate Wafers 

2 C. All purpose flour 
2 tsp. Baking powder 
1/2 tsp. Baking soda 
4 Tbsp. Premium Dry Cocoa 
1/2 C. Butter 
1/2 C. Granulated sugar 
1/2 C. Brown sugar 
2 Eggs 

Strawberry Filling 

1/2 C. Strawberry jam 
2 Tbsp. Table cream 
2 C. Icing sugar 

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit 
2. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper
3. Blend flour, B. powder, B. soda and cocoa together in a small bowl. Set aside 
4. Mix butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl and mix until they form a smooth paste 
5. Add eggs to butter/sugar mixture and beat well with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy 
6. Mix in the dry ingredients and blend together with the butter, sugar and eggs until mixture is smooth and comes away from the sides of the bowl.  
7. Set dough in the refrigerator for about 1/2 hr to chill and then roll out dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a 1/2" thickness and then using a round lid or other cutter cut out round shapes and place them on parchment paper 2" apart.  Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes 
8. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool completely before storing in a container 

Recipe makes 48 single chocolate wafers 

Strawberry Filling: 

1/2 C. Strawberry jam 
2 Tbsp.  Light table cream 
2 C. Icing sugar 

Directions: 

1. In a large mixing bowl combine strawberry jam and cream, Mix together and blend both jam and cream together
2. Add icing sugar slowly to jam/cream mixture and dissolve sugar into the cream mixture so it is smooth and easy to spread on the cookies.  
3. With a teaspoon take a small amount and spread on the underside of one wafer and swirl the icing in the centre of the wafer and gently place another wafer on top to form a sandwich cookie. Put in the refrigerator to allow icing to set properly before serving them.

Note:   Recipe for icing may need to be doubled to allow enough icing for one batch of cookies.

Servings:  24 Sandwich Cookies