Brownie Cookie Sandwiches with Salted Caramel Filling

By srumbel

I have a super rich, super chocolatey, and super delicious dessert recipe for you instead! Brownie cookies, made into a sandwich with salted caramel filling. Seriously these are decadent. But so, so good. The brownie cookies are exactly like brownies in a cookie form. They’re not chocolate cookies posing as brownies. They’re brownies who, instead of being spread into a baking pan, were scooped into cookies instead.
The decadent and rich chocolate of the cookies is balanced out by the salty caramel filling, which I may have could have eaten by the spoonful. I usually shy away from things with salted caramel because it most often involves actually making caramel which scares me, but this recipe uses jarred caramel sauce making it super easy. You could always use your own favorite caramel sauce recipe if you’d like.
from greenandchocolate

Ingredients

• for the cookies:
• 16 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• for the salted caramel filling:
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup caramel
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

to make the cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
Pur chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water. Stir constantly, until completely melted.
In large bowl, stir together eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg and sugar mixture, stirring well to combine.
Fold in dry ingredients with wooden spoon.
Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoonful of dough onto prepared cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until they are firm on outside. Don't overbake!
Cool completely on baking sheets.

to make the salted caramel filling:
Beat butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add confectioners' sugar and beat again until smooth.
Add vanilla, caramel, and sea salt and beat to combine.
to assemble:
Spread approximately 1-2 tablespoon of filling onto one completely cooled cookie, then press another cookie on top to make a cookie sandwich.
Repeat until all cookies are made into sandwiches.
Enjoy!