Chocolate Filled Sugar Cookies
Buttery sugar cookies, baked to perfection and then stuffed with cinnamon-scented dark chocolate! This is an excellent way to jazz up store-bought cookie dough!
Servings 10 Makes 10 cookie sandwiches (or half as many as indicated on store bought cookie dough)
Calories 160kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie dough of choice I used a 9-ounce package of Pillsbury pumpkin-shape sugar cookie dough with 20 pre-cut cookies
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips or melting wafers, or a cut-up chocolate bar
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Bake and cool the cookies according to the package directions.
- Combine the chocolate chips and oil in a bowl and melt in the microwave (checking and stirring every 30 seconds), or over a saucepan of simmering water. Fold in the cinnamon.
- When the cookies have cooled, spoon the chocolate mixture on the bottom of half of the cookies. Top with the second cookie to make a sandwich. Cool until set.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to one week.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 0.004mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 2mg