Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches with Pistachio & Cream Cheese Filling ♡

Chocolate cookies filled with cream cheese, dipped in chocolate, and finished with chopped nuts. A rich and satisfying treat.

Ingredients

🍪 Cookie Dough

• 170 g (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 150 g (¾ cup) light brown sugar
• 75 g (⅓ cup) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (~100 g total)
• 7.5 ml (1½ tsp) vanilla extract
• 65 g (¾ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 225 g (1¾ cups) all-purpose flour
• 3 g (½ tsp) salt
• 2.4 g (½ tsp) baking soda


🧁 Cream Cheese Filling

• 113 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 200 g (¾ cup) cream cheese, softened
• 2.5 ml (½ tsp) vanilla extract
• 250 g (2 cups) icing sugar (powdered sugar), sifted

🍫 Chocolate Dip & Toppings

• 170 g (1 cup) chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped pistachios
• ½ cup chopped almonds

Instructions

1. Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add 2 eggs and vanilla extract. Beat again until smooth and well combined.
3. Gradually add flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda to the wet mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.
4. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions, each weighing 65–68 g.
5. Roll each portion into a ball and flatten the tops slightly with your fingers.
6. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 10 minutes.
7. Let cookies cool completely before filling.


Make the Filling

1. In a bowl, mix softened butter and cream cheese with a spatula until smooth.
2. Add vanilla extract and stir to combine.
3. Add icing sugar in two portions, mixing with a spatula until incorporated.
4. Freeze the icing for 15–20 minutes, then beat with an electric hand mixer for 2 minutes until thick and pipeable.

Assemble & Decorate

1. Pipe a thick layer of icing onto the bottom side of 6 cookies.
2. Top each with another cookie to form 6 sandwich cookies.
3. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave:• Heat for 30 seconds, stir. Heat for another 30 seconds, stir until smooth.
4. Dip half of each sandwich cookie into the melted chocolate.
5. Top 3 cookies with chopped pistachios, and 3 with chopped almonds.

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