Cookie Sandwich

Name: Cookie Sandwich
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 140 min
Ingredients: 50 g shredded coconut; 10 g cocoa powder; 105 g softened butter; 60 g white sugar; 165 g all-purpose flour; as needed baking spray; to taste salt; 200 ml coconut milk; 2 tbsp coconut liqueur; 1 drop cardamom essential oil; 380 g 53% chocolate chip; flaky salt to taste

2h 20m

This recipe is made up of two biscuits filled with a coconut milk and cardamom chocolate ganache. It is easy to execute and an all around crowd pleaser.

Cookie Sandwiches are universally loved. They can be made with ganache, like in this recipe, but also filled with anything from jam to ice cream and more.

Put 165 g of all-purpose flour into the bowl of a stand mixer
Add 10 g of cacao powder
Add 60 g of white sugar
Add 105 g of softened, unsalted butter
Add salt to taste
Use the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the dough just comes together
Place on a clean and cold surface
Knead gently until dough is uniform
Place the dough on a sheet of acetate. Press and cover with another sheet of acetate
Roll out the dough until reaches 4 mm in thickness. Remove the top sheet of acetate
Punch rounds with a ring cutter
Cover with the the sheet of acetate
Place in the refrigerator for 30m until firm
Melt 380 g of 53% chocolate over a double boiler on low heat. Do not let boil the water
Pour 200 ml of coconut milk into a pot. Warm on low heat until it reaches 40 °C
Add the heated coconut milk to the melted chocolate in 3 batches. Mix each batch to combine
Add 2 tbsp of coconut liqueur
Add 1 drop of cardamom essential oil
Add flaky salt to taste
Stir until combined. The Coconut Milk & Cardamom Chocolate Ganache is ready
Preheat an oven to 160 °C
Spray a baking tray with baking spray and spread evenly
Place the rounds of dough onto the baking tray about 3 cm apart
Cover with a silpat
Bake for 18m until crunchy
Remove from the oven and let cool
Check that the biscuits are firm
The Chocolate Biscuit is ready
Fill round silicone molds with the coconut milk & cardamom chocolate ganache
Place the mold in the freezer for 20m until the ganache is firm
Remove the frozen ganache from the molds
Line up the biscuits in pairs. Place 50 g of shredded coconut in a bowl. Cover the edges of the ganache rounds with the coconut
Place the ganache rounds between the pairs of biscuits
The Cookie Sandwich is ready. Enjoy this sweet treat!