Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLED HEARTS

Category: Cookies

Cookies
1 1/2 cups salted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
4 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour

Cream filling
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup chocolate chips

Dust with1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Cream butter in mixer. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Add vanilla and mix until creamy. Scrap bowl. Add flour and mix at low speed until thoroughly mixed.

Gather dough into 2 balls and flatten to disks. Wrap dough tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.

Preheat oven to 325. Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough on floured board to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out hearts with cookie cutters. Continue using dough scraps, rerolling and recutting until all the dough is used. Be careful not to overwork the dough.

Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1/2 inch apart. Bake 10-18 minutes.

Stir in chocolate cream until smooth, then transfer to a small bowl. Set filling aside and let it cool to room temperature. Spread 1 tsp of chocolate filling on bottom side of half of the cookie. Top with bottom side of another cookie, forming a sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies and cream. If you wish, sift confectioners sugar over the finished cookies.