choco choco sandwich minisis a Pair cookies with ice cream and you’ve got a mini-dessert to chill with or a treat to make a kid’s day. Use any of the cookie recipes in Sweet Utopia to make ice cream sandwiches your way. 

Ingredients

CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¾ cup vegan butter substitute,

slightly softened but not at

room temperature

⅔ cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons soymilk

1 cup nondairy chocolate chips,

melted

CHOCOLATE FILLING

¾ cup nondairy chocolate chips

¾ cup vegan butter substitute

2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Method

To make the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and oil 5 baking sheets.

Combine the flour and baking powder in a bowl. In a separate large bowl, combine the vegan butter substitute and sugar and beat with a wooden spoon until creamy. Stir in the soymilk. Add the flour mixture and stir to combine. Add the melted chocolate chips and mix well.

You can make these cookies even tinier by using ½-teaspoon scoops. Or, if you prefer a flatter cookie, roll out the dough and cut it with cookie cutters.

Use a 1-teaspoon measuring spoon as a scoop and arrange scoops of dough, round-side up, on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until the cookies are set but not browned. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 3 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

To make the filling, melt the chocolate chips and vegan butter substitute in a double boiler over gently simmering water. Alternatively, place them in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at medium power for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave for 25 seconds longer and stir until smooth. If necessary, microwave for an additional 25 seconds. Stir in the powdered sugar. Beat with an electric mixer or whisk until fluffy and smooth.

To assemble the cookie sandwiches, spread the flat side of a cooled cookie with ½ teaspoon of the filling using a table knife or a pastry bag.

Place the flat side of another cookie over the filling. Assemble the remainder of the cookies in the same fashion. Store in a sealed container.