Tuxedo Cookies

Let’s  do  some  throwback  today,  but  dessert  first,  throwback  ramblings  second.  Grab  a  cuppa  because  these are  best  dipped  in  coffee  (assumptive,  but  trust  me  on  this  one).

These  tuxedo  bites  are  assembled  from  chocolate  cookies  that  are  pumped  up  with  espresso  for  a  bittersweet flavor  and  the  filling  made  better  with  some  help  from  Coffee-­mate  Toll  House®  Chocolate  Chip  Cookie flavored  creamer  instead  of  just  plain  ol’  heavy  cream.  

I  have  a  fondness  for  anything  chocolate  chip  flavored.  It’s  the  very  first  cookie  I  ever  baked  (me  and  ba-jillion  others),  circa  1990.  The  recipe  was  from  the  back  of  a  Nestle  Toll  House®  chocolate  chip cookie package.  I’m  pretty  sure  my  first  batch  was  a  collection  of  tough  biscuits  from  over  mixing,  but  who  knew or could  tell.

My  little  sister  and  I  certainly  couldn’t.  Nope.  And  neither  could  the  rest  of  my  family.

I’ve  made  some progress  since  then  with  those  cookies.  But  the  idea  of  baking  one  batch  after  another  to hone  the  finer details  of  every  recipe  still  chases  me  today.  It’s  a  passion  that  I’m  fortunate  enough  to indulge  in  daily—for better  or  for  worse—the  latter  being  those  days  when  I  can’t  nail  a  recipe.

But  even  on  those  days,  I  always  a  grab  a  pick-­me-­up  between  batches  with  some  coffee  and  little Chocolate  Chip  Cookie  flavored  creamer.  The  coffee  gives  me  a  little  boost  while  the  Coffee-­mate  transforms any  cup  into  dessert-­‐like  sips.

Lucky  for  me  Coffee­‐mate  has  a  bevy  of  flavored  creamer  offerings!  Try  out  Classic Vanilla,  Carmel Macchiato,  and  of  course  my  favorite  Toll  House®  Chocolate  Chip  Cookie—and  that     is  to  mention  just  a few.

See  what  I  mean  about  turning  coffee  into  dessert  sips.  Pick  one,  or  a  few,  and  have  dessert  on  the skinny side.  Or  get  adventurous  and  use  them  to  bake  with  like  I  did.  For  more  inspiration  and  recipe  for how  to use  Coffee-­mate  in  desserts,  click  here.

Tuxedo Cookies

Yield: Makes 12 sandwich cookies

Ingredients:

Cookie (recipe adapted from here)

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 ounce package (2 cups) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate pieces
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Filling

• 1 ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1-2 tablespoons Coffee-mate NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip

This  post  was  created  in  partnership  with  NESTLE  Coffee-­mate.  All  content  and  opinions  are  my  own.

 

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