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Tiramisu in a quick-cookie format.
In Italian tiramisu means pick-me-up or cheer-me-up, and rightly so. Laced with a sugar-espresso soak and layered with a velvety creamy zabaglione, it’s hard not to feel like you’ve been injected with happiness. With these Tiramisu Cookies, you get all of the flavors of your classic tiramisu, but in a quick-to-make (and dangerously quick-to-devour) format.
Sure, tiramisu doesn’t need any adulteration, but having it in any way, shape, and form is never a bad idea. These Tiramisu Cookies have the classic notes of espresso and cocoa countered against a creamy swirl of whipped mascarpone frosting on top.
The ingredients are similar to any cookie recipe you’ll have in your recipe box: dry ingredients, sugar, an egg, and some fat. Here, the butter is melted, which reduces the potential cakiness of the cookie, creating a dense and chewy bite.
After beating the butter and sugars together, add your egg, followed by some vanilla. Gradually add in your dry ingredients until everything is just barely mixed. Overmixing the dough will create a bready, crack-your-tooth brittle texture.
Portion out the cookie dough into eleven to twelve large tablespoons and give them a chill in the refrigerator for one hour. This rest time firms up the structure of the dough and prevents the cookies from spreading.
Once the cookies are baked and cooled, work on the frosting. Mascarpone is combined with powdered sugar and heavy cream and whipped until light and fluffy. A splash of vanilla is added at the end to add a hint of fragrant floral flavor.
Dust with a coating of cocoa powder, and these cookies are ready to go!
Tiramisu Cookies have a wonderful chew to them and the notes of coffee are enhanced by the brown sugar and vanilla.
Combined with the creamy mascarpone frosting creates a perfect balance of flavors that tastes like you’re biting into a layered tiramisu dessert.
While the frosting is nice and delicate, the cookie is still sturdy, meaning these cookies are great for transporting and sharing, not that you’ll want to share these cookies!
. Tiramisu Cookies
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