Chocolate Lattice Cookies

These Chocolate Lattice Cookies are the perfect sandwich cookies for your Christmas cookie collection. These cookies are soft and buttery with rich and creamy cream cheese caramel icing in the middle.

ABOUT THESE CHOCOLATE LATTICE COOKIES

• This cookie Recipe is the Chocolate Cookie dough I used in my Pinwheel Cookies recipe. This chocolate cookie recipe is soft, buttery, and super versatile, as it can be adapted to so many different cookies!
• The base cookie recipe is a simple and straightforward butter cookie dough which is split in half to have the two tone colour. The brown colour comes from the melted chocolate. I chose to use melted chocolate because it gives a softer and more delicate cookie. Adding more cocoa powder acts like adding more flour and toughens the cookies.
• One important note: this cookie dough needs to chill.
• The basic ingredient list includes Butter, Sugar, Egg, yolk, Vanilla extract, All-purpose Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Semi-Sweet Chocolate.
• Whole wheat flour makes the cookie texture soft and tender.

HOW TO MAKE THESE COOKIES

• Melt the semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave at 15-second intervals or over a double boiler. Let the chocolate cool down slightly.
• Use the paddle attachment to beat the room-temperature butter and sugar until soft, fluffy, and pale. Scrape the sides to make sure everything is mixed.
• Add in the egg, yolk, and vanilla extract and mix. The mixture will look broken, and it is okay. Keep beating the mixture until it is smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift all dry ingredients and add them to the butter mixture. Mix the dough until there is no trace of dry ingredients. Do not overmix the dough.
• Shape the cookie dough into a rectangular shape, wrap it tightly separately in cling wrap, and chill it for at least an hour.
• Dust the working surface and rolling pin with flour, and roll the dough out to ¼ inch thickness. The dough should be about 15"X7".

• Divide the rolled dough into two equal portions.
• Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut one portion into half-inch strips horizontally and the other half vertically.
• Make the lattice pattern using the vertical and horizontal strips. There should not be any gaps between the strips for these Chocolate Lattice Cookies, unlike the pie top lattice.
• Use a 2-inch plain or Fluted Round Cookie Cutter to cut the weaved cookie dough.
• Place the cookies on the lined baking sheet and bake in the 350F oven for 10-12 minutes.

Follow the steps in the pictures above to do the Lattice Pattern.

How To Make The Icing

• Using the paddle attachment, beat the butter until it is pale and fluffy.
• Add in the cream cheese and beat well.
• Sift the powdered sugar and add it to the butter and cream cheese in ¼ of cup. Beat the mixture well after each addition.
• Add in the heavy cream to make the icing smooth and pipeable.
• Add in the vanilla extract and Caramel Sauce and mix well.
• Use the M1 Wilton tip or a round tip to pipe the icing on the flat side of the cookies, place the other cookie on top of the icing, and press it gently.
• Place them in the fridge for half an hour until the icing is set.

See more related recipes here;

Pinwheel Cookies,

Biscoff Stamp Cookies,

Cinnamon Cut-Out Cookies

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