A fun Valentine cookie which is composed of three sugar cookies, one cookie has a hollow center that is filled with the surprise!
Author: Miss Candiquik
Serves: 12
Ingredients
COOKIES:
¾ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
DECORATION:
1 package Vanilla CANDIQUIK® Coating
Assorted candy, Biscoff Spread, Nutella, etc. (to fill cookies)
Edible marker (ex: Americolor Gourmet Writer)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Roll out dough on a well-floured surface approx. ¼ inch thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutter. For the middle cookies: cut into shapes and cut a hole in the center of the dough.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.
Melt Vanilla Candiquik according to package directions. Dip the front side of each top & bottom cookie in Candiquik. Place on wax paper to set. (Leave middle cookies uncoated.)
Place remaining Candiquik in a piping bag or plastic bag with one corner cut off.
Pipe Candiquik around the edge of the bottom cookie; press middle cookie on top: fill with assorted candy or desired spread; pipe Candiquik around the edge of the middle cookie and press on the top cookie.
To create envelope decoration: pipe Candiquik as shown in the photo. Decorate with edible markers.
Notes/Tips
TIP: carve the center of the middle cookie out once it is on the baking sheet. It may be hard to pick up otherwise.
Recipe by Miss CANDIQUIK at http://blog.candiquik.com/valentine-surprise-cookies/