Frosting Filled Cookies
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Additional Time
30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 12 mins
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Servings
14 large cookies
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Calories
505 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Frosting Filled Cookies
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These frosting filled cookies combine creamy, not-too-sweet buttercream and buttery chocolate chip cookies. They are gourmet, bakery-style cookies that make a fun birthday cake alternative!Recipe includes a how-to video!
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Ingredients
Cookie dough
- 1 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 2 large eggs room temperature preferred
- 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or imitation vanilla
- 4 4 cups cake flour
- 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ ¾ teaspoon table salt
- ⅔ ⅔ cup mini chocolate chips (see note)
- ⅓ ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ⅓ ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
- 3 3 Tablespoons sprinkles or jimmies
Frosting filling
- 6 6 Tablespoons salted butter softened (see note!)
- 1 ½ 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or imitation vanilla
- ½ ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 2 Tablespoons sprinkles or jimmies
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Instructions
Cookie dough
- Combine butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until light, fluffy, and well-creamed (about 2 minutes on high-speed).
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir well until combined.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- With mixer on low-speed, gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until completely combined.
- Add chocolate chips and sprinkles and stir until well incorporated into the batter.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before proceeding. Prepare the frosting filling.
Frosting filling
- Place the butter in a medium-sized mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.
- Add vanilla and lemon juice and stir well.
- Gently stir in sprinkles until incorporated.
- Scoop frosting onto 1 Tablespoon-sized scoops and place on a wax paper or parchment paper lined baking sheet or plate (you should get 15-16 scoops) and place in the freezer to firm up while the dough finishes chilling (if dough is already finished chilling, leave it in the fridge and let the frosting freeze for at least 15 minutes). Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375F (190C).
Assembly
- Remove dough from refrigerator and scoop into ¼ cup portions (83g) (if it's still too sticky to manage, just refrigerate longer). Roll between your palms until smooth then use your thumbs to make an indent into the center of the dough ball. Remove a scoop of the frosting filling from the freezer and press it into the center of the dough, then form the dough back around the frosting and gently form into a smooth ball. Repeat with remaining dough and frosting (you may have a scoop or two of frosting left over, this is fine).
- Place cookies at least 2” (5cm) apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and transfer to center rack of 375F (190C) oven. Bake for 12-13 minutes. When finished baking cookies will still be quite pale on top but the very bottoms will be beginning to turn a light golden brown. (note: for thicker, rounder cookies, chill the assembled cookie dough balls for 15 minutes or longer before baking).
- Allow cookies to cool for at least 15 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely before enjoying. If cut into while still warm, cookies will appear under-done in the center but will not if allowed to cool completely.
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Notes
- Imitation vanilla will give you more of an artificial “Funfetti”/cake batter flavor whereas classic vanilla has a more, well, classic flavor.
- I recommend cake flour for the best texture. If you use all-purpose, the cookies will not be as soft. If substituting all-purpose flour you will need 3 ⅔ cups or 450g.
- I like to use a blend of white, mini, and semisweet chocolate chips, but you can mix and match these as you’d like.
- Sprinkles/jimmies or quins (flat round sequin-shaped sprinkles) work best here. Non-pareils will work but are less ideal as they could bleed through the batter.
- I preferred the taste of the frosting filling when made with salted butter, but if you opt to use unsalted simply add a rounded ⅛ teaspoon of salt in with the butter.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. Cookie dough balls may also be prepared and frozen according to my instructions on how to freeze cookie dough. Cookies baked from frozen will not spread as much and typically will need a few minutes longer in the oven.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1large cookie
Calories
505kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
259mg
(11%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin A
612IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14large cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1large cookie | |
| Calories | 505kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 259mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 612IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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