Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches
Jane Shapton suggests sandwiching these thin, crisp oatmeal cookies around chocolate or peppermint frozen yogurt; we thought they were excellent filled with a chocolate-mint ganache. The filling is easiest to spread when slightly warm. If making it up to 3 days ahead, cover and chill, then stir gently in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water to rewarm. Fill cookies the day you serve them.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a 2- to 3-quart pan over medium heat, stir 1/2 cup butter and the brown sugar frequently until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
Step 2
2
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix oats, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add butter mixture; stir until well blended.
Step 3
3
Add egg and vanilla to oat mixture and stir until well blended.
Step 4
4
Drop dough in 1-teaspoon portions about 2 inches apart onto cooking parchment-lined or buttered and floured 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
Step 5
5
Bake cookies in a 350° regular or convection oven until browned, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 6
6
Spread the bottom of each of half the cookies with about 1 tablespoon Chocolate-Mint Ganache. Top each with a second cookie, bottom toward filling, and press gently to squeeze filling to edges of sandwich.
Step 7
7
Chocolate-Mint Ganache. In a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) barely simmering water in a pan, occasionally stir 3 cups chopped semisweet chocolate (18 oz.) and 1/4 cup whipping cream until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract. Let cool until thick but not firm, about 15 minutes, and use immediately (see note).
Step 8
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Nutritional analysis per sandwich.
Ingredients
About 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
Chocolate-Mint Ganache (recipe follows)
Directions
Step 1
1
In a 2- to 3-quart pan over medium heat, stir 1/2 cup butter and the brown sugar frequently until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
Step 2
2
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix oats, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add butter mixture; stir until well blended.
Step 3
3
Add egg and vanilla to oat mixture and stir until well blended.
Step 4
4
Drop dough in 1-teaspoon portions about 2 inches apart onto cooking parchment-lined or buttered and floured 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
Step 5
5
Bake cookies in a 350° regular or convection oven until browned, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 6
6
Spread the bottom of each of half the cookies with about 1 tablespoon Chocolate-Mint Ganache. Top each with a second cookie, bottom toward filling, and press gently to squeeze filling to edges of sandwich.
Step 7
7
Chocolate-Mint Ganache. In a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) barely simmering water in a pan, occasionally stir 3 cups chopped semisweet chocolate (18 oz.) and 1/4 cup whipping cream until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract. Let cool until thick but not firm, about 15 minutes, and use immediately (see note).
Step 8
8
Nutritional analysis per sandwich.
