The Ultimate Dessert

11 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • fudge or milk chocolate.

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine room temperature butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, incorporate well. Add flour and cinnamon, mix until combined.
  2. 2
    Form a full tablespoon of dough into ball and place on silpat sheet or parchment paper that is on baking pan. Flour hands and press down until about 1/8 in thick. Use cookie cutter in desired shape and press down into dough. Leave cutter there, and remove excess dough. Lift up cookie cutter and repeat process.
  3. 3
    For frosting, Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup sugar and then the milk and vanilla. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. (about 2 minutes) You may not need to add all of the sugar. You will want a thick pancake batter consistency for these dessert sandwiches. Add milk to water down, sugar to thicken.
  5. 5
    After cookies have cooled, you can start to assemble the sandwiches.
  6. 6
    Take one circle cookie and place it on your plate or serving tray. Gently add frosting with a piping bag. Add another cookie, do another layer of frosting. Gently add final cookie.
  7. 7
    Drizzle with hot fudge or melted milk chocolate.

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