Sugar Cookie Sandwiches

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Delivering a recipe to y'all just in time for the next holiday gathering. It’s no secret that I LOVE making cookies!! To make cookies even sweeter, I occasionally make sugar cookie sandwiches. You can customize your sugar cookie sandwiches with sprinkles, which is I why I usually make these tasty delights before a holiday celebration. This dessert travels well, can be served individually, and even  given as a party favor. To get started, you will need to make your cookies first. 

To make sugar cookies sandwiches, you need a go-to sugar cookie recipe. My go-to recipe is a delicious "no chill" dough made with the following ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, at room temperature 

  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar 

  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 1/2 Tsp Almond Extract 

  • 1 Egg

  • 2 Tsp Baking Powder 

  • 1/2 Tsp salt

  • 3 Cups of All Purpose Flour

  • Sprinkles

To make sugar cookies using my recipe, you will need to start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in extracts and egg. 

In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, salt, and flour. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until combined and dough is pulling away from the sides of the mixing bowl. 

DO NOT CHILL, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cover the top of the dough with sprinkles and lightly roll sprinkles until they adhere to the top of the dough. Cut cookies with a circle shaped cookie cutter and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges turn slightly golden. Transfer to a cooling rack.

*Once cool, decorate or store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

I usually make my buttercream filling while my cookies are cooling. Check out the recipe for my buttercream filling at the very end of this post. 

Once the cookies are cool, spread the buttercream filling between two cookies. And VOILA, you have a sugar cookie sandwich. An optional step is to roll the edges of the buttercream in sanding sugar or sprinkles. 

Sugar cookie sandwiches are sure to be a hit at your next gathering! If you don't have time to make these from scratch, you could use some of the great sugar cookie mixes that can be found in the baking aisle of most major grocery stores. Before today, I made these cookies for Valentine's day using buttercream filling I tinted pink with heart shaped cookies. I love this recipe because it is so easy to customize with your favorite colors and sprinkles! 

-XOXO-

Sally

No Chill Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Dough Recipe

1 Cup Unsalted Butter at room temperature 

1 Cup Granulated Sugar 

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 Tsp Almond Extract 

1 Egg

2 Tsp Baking Powder 

1/2 Tsp salt

3 Cups of All Purpose Flour

Sprinkles

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cream butter and sugar until smooth.

Beat in extracts and egg. 

In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, salt, and flour. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until combined and dough is pulling away from the sides of the mixing bowl. 

DO NOT CHILL, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cover the top of the dough with sprinkles and lightly roll sprinkles until they adhere to the top of the dough. Cut cookies with a cookie cutter and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges turn slightly golden. Transfer to a cooling rack.

*Once cool, decorate or store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

Simple Buttercream Filling Recipe

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

1 ¾ tsp vanilla extract

2 cups sifted confectioners sugar

3 tbsp heavy whipping cream or milk

Food Coloring, Optional

Beat together softened butter and vanilla, slowly add confectioners sugar and milk or heavy whipping cream until buttercream is smooth and creamy. Use additional milk or heavy whipping cream for a softer buttercream.

*Optional, tint icing with food coloring.

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