LILY BAKES: Cookie Sandwiches

Lily Barnes is our 10-year-old resident kid baker. Each month she shares an original recipe that kids can make at home with their parents, plus a few behind-the-scenes tips and tricks to make your treat extra special. Here is Lily’s recipe for Cookie Sandwiches:

COOKIE SANDWICHES

I think kids would enjoy baking these cookies because you can have a chance to be creative and add any flavor icing that you want to make and a yummy candy to bake inside the cookie batter.—Lily

*Makes 8 sandwiches

INGREDIENTS

Cookies:

• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/2 cup sprinkles (optional)
• parchment paper
• cookie sheet

Icing:

• 6 ounces butter
• 1 1/4 cup cocoa
• 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• piping bag (or use a large ziplock bag and cut a hole on the corner tip)

DIRECTIONS

Let’s make the icing first:

• Melt Butter
• Add cocoa and mix until smooth with a whisk
• Add butter mixture and evaporated milk to the powdered sugar
• Mix with whisk until smooth

Next we can make the cookies:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, and melted butter in a large bowl and mix
• Add eggs and vanilla extract, then mix
• Add flour, baking soda, and salt, then mix with a spatula
• Add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and mix
• Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm / not sticky
• Scoop cookie dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet (maybe 16)
• Flatten and add sprinkles on top
• Put in the oven for 5 minutes, spin, and bake for 4 more minutes
• Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes
• Flip half of the cookies over with bottom facing up
• Pour fudge icing into a piping bag
• Pipe icing on the bottom side of half the cookies
• Sandwich the remaining cookies over the iced surface