Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies is an easy recipe for soft, fudgy double chocolate cookies with creamy vanilla buttercream.  The perfect cookie sandwiches for chocolate lovers and Oreo enthusiasts!

Are you craving something chocolatey, rich, and utterly satisfying? Look no further than this Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies recipe. Inspired by the classic Oreo, our version boasts a double dose of chocolate and a smooth vanilla buttercream filling.

These cookie sandwiches are perfect for chocolate lovers. They are soft cookies with a fudgy texture that will have everyone asking for seconds. 

Ingredients

This sandwich cookie recipe has basic pantry staples:

• The unsalted butter should be at room temperature. Soft, but not at all melted. If you only have salted butter, that’s fine to use, too.
• This recipe uses a combination of brown sugar and white sugar. There is more brown sugar, though, which leads to homemade cookies that are soft. And the center of the cookie stays fudgy.
• I used Hershey special dark cocoa powder for the best chocolate flavor. Any unsweetened cocoa powder will work.

​How to Make Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

To mix up the cookie base, there is just 4 steps:

• Cream together the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• In a small bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl, stirring on low just until combined.
• Gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Scoop out balls of dough of about 1 & ½ to 2 tablespoons. Place on the prepared pan, leaving space between.

Bake for 10-11 minutes, the tops will look pale and no longer wet.

Cream Filling for Sandwich Cookies

Once your soft chocolate cookies have cooled, it’s time to turn them into delightful sandwich cookies. Here’s how to do it:

• Filling the Cookies: Spoon or pipe the vanilla buttercream onto the flat side of one cookie. If you’re feeling adventurous, try cream cheese frosting or peanut butter frosting for a twist! Using a piping bag gives you a neater, more professional look.

• Creating the Sandwich: Gently press another cookie on top of the frosting, flat-side down, to create your homemade Oreo.

• Presentation Tips: Serve these delicious cookies on a colorful platter, or stack them high on a cake stand for a visually appealing display. For a special touch, dust with a little powdered sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate.

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

5 from 2 votes

This Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies is an easy recipe for soft, fudgy double chocolate cookies with creamy vanilla buttercream.  The perfect cookie sandwiches for chocolate lovers and Oreo enthusiasts!

Servings 20 cookies

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes minutes

Total Time 41 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

 

• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups chocolate chips

For the Filling

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Cream together the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• In a small bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl, stirring on low just until combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
• Scoop out balls of dough of about 1 & ½ to 2 tablespoons. Place on the prepared pan, leaving space between. Cook for 10-11 minutes, the tops will look pale and no longer wet. Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, as the cookies will be very soft. Transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
• While the cookies are cooling prepare the frosting. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and milk together in a large bowl until creamy. Spoon 1 tablespoon frosting in between two completely cooled cookies.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.

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Notes

I used King Arthur Flour and Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder.

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The calories shown are based on the recipe making 20 cookie sandwiches, with 1 serving being 1 cookie sandwich. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 88g | Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 458IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Calories 401

Keyword chocolate cookies, homemade oreos, sandwich cookies

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