| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 25 min |
| Prep: | 45 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 18 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 ounce milk chocolate, chopped
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise and seeds scraped
Instructions
- Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the semisweet and milk chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 50 percent power until melted, about 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
- Whisk the melted butter, sour cream, eggs, vinegar, vanilla and food coloring in a bowl until combined. In another bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in four equal batches, whisking each batch completely before adding the next. Stir in the melted chocolate.
- Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets and smooth the tops with a damp finger. Bake until the cookies spring back when lightly pressed, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the filling: Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla seeds. Sandwich a heaping tablespoonful of filling between 2 cookies; repeat with the remaining cookies and filling. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 18 servings |
| Calories | 319 |
| Total Fat | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 27 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Sodium | 175 mg |
Reviews
Best filling ever. The right balance between cream cheese and butter. The vanilla bean makes it.
Best cream cheese icing ever
They were just ok. They need more flavor—maybe use all semi sweet chocolate instead of mixing milk chocolate knit. I will not try again; I will just try a different recipe.
These are absolutely delicious..will definitely make again..thank you
It was SO good. I made these with my dad for our Memorial Day block party. We sifted the dry ingredients 4x and used a little less sugar in the filling. They were very tasty.
terrible. the cookie dough was very difficult to mix properly. The last portion of flour made it unmanageable and therefore I think I stirred it too much trying to get it worked in. I undercooked the cookies so as not to dry them out and after chilling them–they are unedible–dry and crumbly. throwing them all away as I cannot serve them.
I decided to ignore the negative reviews and very sorry I did! I followed the directions as written and the cookies were dry and bland. The frosting improved them somewhat but not enough to entice me to try them again.
Fantastic! The consistency of these cakey cookies are wonderful, then paired with the cream cheese filling results in a delicious whoopie pie. They are a little different than the traditional whoopie pie, but they are equally as good. Follow the recipe and you will not be disappointed!
I made these on Super Bowl Sunday and they were delicious! I made a few following the directions exactly, then decided to add marshmallow cream to my remaining filling. My husband loved the ones with the marshmallow. Both were great! I will definitely make these again.
I am a NOVICE baker and I found that this recipe worked beautifully. I didn’t want to make any modifications as I NEVER EVER bake and was worried that I would somehow mess this up. I thought the filling was a bit sweet and may try it again with less confectioners sugar.