Chocolate Malt Sandwiches

By cheeserohan

Ingredients

• For the Cookies:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder; plus more for dusting (optional)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup malted milk powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla exract
• 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter, but into 1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature
• For the Filling:
• 4 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 Tablespoons malted milk powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 325F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Comvine the flour cocoa powder, sugar, malted milk powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. With a mixer on medium-high speed, add the vanilla and then the butter, a few pieces at a time, and mix until the dough looks like wet sand and holds together when pinched, about 5 minutes. Scrape the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper and pat into a 1/2-inch thick round. Cover with another sheet of parchment paper and refrigerate until the dough is slighly firm, about 10 minutes.

2. Roll out the dough between the parchment sheets to 1/4-inch thick. Peel off the top sheet and cut the dough into squares or rounds using 1 1/2-to-2-inch cookie cutters. Reroll the scraps and repeat. (Refrigerate the dough if it gets too soft.) Place the cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

3. Bake until the cookies are set and no longer shiny, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

4. Prepare the filling: Combine the white chocolate, malted milk powder, salt and vanilla in a large bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat, then pour over the white chocolate mixture and stir until smooth. Refrigerate until cold, about 25 minutes. Beat with a mixer until thick and spreadable, about 1 minute.

5. Spread about 2 teaspoons of the filling on the underside of half the cookies, then sandwich with the remaining cookies. Dust with cocoa powder, if desired.