Description
Make large, colorful sandwich cookies filled with buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Green food coloring
- Blue food coloring
- Purple food coloring
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream (for frosting)
- Assorted candy eyes (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup softened butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the dough into three equal portions. Add green food coloring to one, blue to the second, and purple to the third. Mix each until the color is uniform.
- Roll each colored dough portion into small balls, about 1 tablespoon each. Flatten slightly.
- Place the colored dough balls close together on the prepared baking sheets to form large circles, pressing them together lightly so they stick.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat 1 cup softened butter until smooth. Gradually add 3 cups powdered sugar, mixing until combined. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons milk. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Once cookies are cool, spread a generous layer of frosting on the flat side of one cookie. Top with another cookie, pressing gently to form a sandwich.
- Press candy eyes onto the frosting layer before placing the top cookie on, or press them onto the exposed frosting edge.
Notes
- You can use any combination of colors you prefer for the dough.
- Make sure the cookies are completely cool before frosting them.
- Store finished cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie sandwich
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 60
Keywords: monster cookies, sandwich cookies, buttercream, colorful cookies, large cookies