Chocolate Marmalade Chai Sandwich Cookies
By rachruiz1
These delicious, spicy sandwich cookies are perfect for cookie platters, Christmas tins, or just any time!
Ingredients
- Cookie:
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup loose-leaf Chai tea blend
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Filling:
- 1/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
Details
Servings 30
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 15mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Once completely liquid, add tea and stir to combine. Let butter and tea steep over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and filter margarine through a fine sieve into a large bowl. Press down on tea leaves in sieve with the back of a wooden spoon, releasing as much butter as possible into the bowl.
Step 2
Discard tea leaves. Let butter cool until it reaches room temperature, approximately 1 hour.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 4
Add sugar, molasses, egg, and vanilla into the bowl with the room-temperature butter. Stir on medium for 3-4 minutes, until well combined and pale in color.
Step 5
Sift salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour into bowl with the sugar mixture. Stir on low until it comes together to form a thick dough.
Step 6
To make the cookies, take 1 heaping teaspoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Place ball of dough on cookie sheet and press down until dough becomes a thin circle, leaving 1/2 inch of space between cookies (cookies do not spread much at all, so make sure it is well and truly flattened). Repeat until all cookies have been formed.
Step 7
Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8-9 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Remove cookies from oven and let sit on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to cooling racks. Let cookies cool completely.
Step 8
To make filling, place softened butter in a medium bowl. Add sugar, cocoa, and marmalade. Stir on low until just combined, then beat on medium for 2-3 minutes until fluffy.
Step 9
To fill, place 1 1/2 teaspoons frosting in the middle of one cookie, then top with the second cookie, pressing down gently to secure. Repeat until all cookies have been sandwiched together. Makes 2 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies.
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