Soft and Chewy gingerbread sandwich cookies with a maple flavored marshmallow filling.
Course Cookie
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Refrigerate Dough 2 hourshours
Servings 24
Equipment
1-inch Ice Cream Scoop
Ingredients
3cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsground ginger
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonground cinnamon
1/2teaspoonground cloves
1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
1/4teaspoonground white pepper
1/2cupunsalted butter,softened
1/2cupbutter-flavored shortening
3/4cupfirmly packed brown sugar
1large egg
1/2cupmolasses
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1/2cupgranulated sugar
Marshmallow Filling
2(7-ounce)jars marshmallow crème
3/4cupall-vegetable shortening
2tablespoonspure maple syrup
1cupconfectioners' sugar
Instructions
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and next 8 ingredients. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter, shortening, and brown sugar at medium-high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes.
Add egg, molasses, and vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat until evenly combined.
Turn mixer to low speed and gradually add flour. Once combined, turn mixer off, cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Use a 1-inch spring-loaded ice cream scoop to scoop dough into mounds and place 3 inches apart on baking sheets.
Use your hands to roll each mound of dough into a ball. Roll balls in sugar and place back on baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Edges should be firm and centers cracked. Let cool on pans several minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
For Marshmallow Filling, beat marshmallow crème and shortening at medium-high speed with a mixer until smooth. Mix in maple syrup. With mixer turned to low speed, gradually add confectioners' sugar.
Place filling in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe filling onto flat side of half the cookies. Pair together with remaining cookies to make sandwiches.
Alternately, you can spread the filling using an off-set spatula.
Notes
If you only have salted butter, use it and reduce the added salt slightly.