My daughter’s first job was at a family-owned local deli and sandwich shop. One day, she excitedly jumped into the van, when I showed up to pick her up from work. “I got some,” she triumphantly proclaimed, holding up a clear container filled with cookies. At first I couldn’t figure out her excitement over chocolate chip cookies, until I examined the container a little closer. These weren’t just any chocolate chip cookies, these were chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with buttercream frosting! And oh wow did those cookies taste delicious! Insanely good!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich with Buttercream Frosting
Unfortunately, the chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with filling were so good that they were hard to come by. The shop owner only made the creme filled cookies on occasion. And the shop’s staff would start claiming them before they ever even made them out onto the shop floor for the customers! And since my daughter was usually out front making sandwiches for the customers, she was the last to spot the chocolate chip sandwich cookies.
So after one long chocolate chip cookie sandwich drought, my daughter decided to try to make the chocolate chip cookie sandwiches at home. Her first attempt was OK. The chocolate chip cookies were very soft. But the buttercream frosting wasn’t right. Good, but the filling overwhelmed the sandwich cookie.
My daughter went back to the drawing board trying out different frosting recipes.
Then one day, my daughter handed me a soft chocolate chip cookie sandwich. The cream filled cookie looked perfect. Lightly browned soft chocolate chip cookies filled with a creamy buttercream frosting. I took a bite and sighed when the perfection of chocolate chip cookie balanced with a lightly sweet buttercream frosting hit my tongue!
Perfect!
Perfect Cream Filled Cookie for Special Occasions!
And now that we are sharing Madeline’s special recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches with Frosting, you can make these cookies for your friends and family.
These cookies are perfect for the special occasions as they have that wow factor with the tantalizing pillowy cream filling decorated with mini chips. But her Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches are also very simple so you can either make ahead and freeze or just make and assemble at the last minute.
If making the Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches with Buttercream Frosting to take to a party or carry-in (also called a potluck) where there are other sweets, make the cookies smaller as they are rich. Kids tend to zero in on the tantalizing cookies!
How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich
A chocolate chip cookie sandwich with filling is just two chocolate chip cookies sandwiched together with frosting. You can also add mini chocolate chips or sprinkles by rolling your filled cookie in your favorite chips or sprinkles.
First, lay out your butter for your cookies and chocolate chip cookie sandwich buttercream frosting to soften slightly.
Make your chocolate chip cookies. You can use our favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe below. Or you can make one of your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich with Buttercream Frosting will make around 16-20 cookies, so you will have around 8-10 chocolate chip sandwich cookies.
Make sure your chocolate chip cookies are just done or slightly underdone. You will want your chocolate chip sandwich cookies to be nice and soft, so that your cookies don’t crumble into a mess when you take that first bite. Use these silicone mats here to ensure a soft, lightly browned bottom to your cookie.
Allow your cookies to cool completely.
Meanwhile make your buttercream filling.
Buttercream Frosting for Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich
The buttercream frosting recipe below is perfect for the cookies. The cookie filling has the perfect blend of sweetness while still complementing the cookie.
Make sure to cream the butter for several minutes. And do use real butter! Then add in the powdered sugar and milk second.
Don’t forget to add in some vanilla.
Scoop about a tablespoon of frosting for each cookie sandwich. Place the frosting in the center of one cookie.
Then place another cookie on top of the frosting making small circular motions while pressing the cookies together. This will move the frosting evenly over and between the chocolate chip cookies.
Lastly, take your Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich with Buttercream Frosting and roll in along its side in a plate full of mini chocolate chips.
Do I Have to Make the Frosting for Cookie Sandwiches?
The frosting in these cookies is what make these cream filled cookies so good. I would not sub this frosting out for a store brand unless you want a completely different cookie.
If you are crunched for time, you could buy some pre-made cookie dough to make the cookies with. The chocolate chip cookie sandwiches would still be very good.
Can I Freeze Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches?
Yes, these cookie sandwiches will freeze nicely. You can make and assemble your Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich with Buttercream Frosting and then place in a freezer bag before placing in the freezer. As the freezer can change the color of chocolate, I would not add the mini chocolate chips to the cookie sides until after thawing the cookies to eat.
Or you can make the chocolate chip cookies, placing the cookies in a freezer bag in your freezer. Put your frosting in a plastic sealed container, placing in the fridge. Once you are ready to assemble your cookies, pull your frosting out of the fridge to sit on the counter for about an hour or until soft and spreadable. Then assemble the chocolate chip sandwich cookies and roll in the mini chocolate chips.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich with Buttercream
Enjoy this recipe! And wow your family and friends at your next get-together.
Want to serve them at a fall event or a birthday party. You can substitute out the mini chocolate chips for colored sprinkles that will match your event perfectly!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Equipment
- Mixer
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Cream Filling
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbls milk
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lay out butter to soften for frosting.
- Cream butter and sugar for the cookies.
- Add egg and vanilla. And continue to mix.
- In a separate bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add in the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix.
- Add in chocolate chips.
- Scoop a full tablespoon out for each cookie on a cookie sheet.
- Cook at 350 for about 12 minutes.
- While cookies are baking, cream butter for several minutes for frosting.
- Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Blend
- Once cookies are completely cooled scoop out about a tablespoon of frosting and place on a cookie. Put another cookie on top and press down, gently moving the top cookie in a circle to move frosting evenly.
- Pour out mini chocolate chips onto a plate.
- Roll the sides of the sandwich cookie in mini chocolate chip cookie sandwich.
- Store in an airtight container.
