Coconut Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies

This recipe has appeared on this blog in the past in a different form and one of the most fuss-free cookies to make, Chocolate Chip Squares ( http://rockrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/12/chocolate-chip-squares.html ). This is my Moms recipe that was undoubtedly made hundreds of times during my childhood.

All these years later, I decided to try them as drop cookies with a chocolate ganache center to sandwich them together and they turned out beautifully. I expect there will be a few of these in the freezer for the holiday season this year.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies

Cream until light and fluffy:


½ cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

Add

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

Beat well.


Sift together

1 cup + 2 tbsp flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp baking soda

½ cup fine unsweetened coconut (optional)

Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, folding to combine well. Fold in

1 cup chocolate chips

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the sheet for 10-15 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Ganache Filling

In a small saucepan, over minimum flame, heat to scalding:

1/3 cup whipping cream

Stir in:

1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips

Stir constantly until the chocolate chips have completely melted. Set aside to cool to lukewarm before spooning the ganache onto a cookie and topping it with another.