Baking & Desserts
Filled and sandwich cookies for The Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Decadent Sacher Torte Bites
Photography by Ryan Brook
Image by: Decadent Sacher Torte Bites<br>Photography by Ryan Brook
Author: Canadian Living
Baking & Desserts
Filled and sandwich cookies for The Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
These sandwich cookies are simply delicious! Consider making one or two batches to bring to your cookies exchange.
Slideshow
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Chocolate Mint Surprise Cookies
One cookie is just fine, but a cookie within a cookie is so much better! Tucked inside each of these tender chocolate goodies is a cool peppermint candy cane dough which makes every bite an absolute delight.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Mint Surprise Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Chocolate Mint Surprise Cookies
One cookie is just fine, but a cookie within a cookie is so much better! Tucked inside each of these tender chocolate goodies is a cool peppermint candy cane dough which makes every bite an absolute delight.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Mint Surprise Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Gilded Chocolate Truffle Thumbprints
Gold decorating dust adds a touch of festive elegance, while a rich truffle filling makes these cookies as decadent as can be. Look for decorating dust in baking or craft supply stores.
Get the recipe: Gilded Chocolate Truffle Thumbprints
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Earl Grey Sandwich Cookies
The subtle yet remarkable flavour of Earl Grey tea makes these cream-filled cookies truly unforgettable. Feel free to substitute with your favourite looseleaf tea for an entirely new flavour.
Get the recipe: Earl Grey Sandwich Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Inside-out Cheesecake Spice Cookies
One bite into these cookies and you'll be hooked—while simple on the outside, the insides are stuffed with a heavenly cheesecake filling.
Get the recipe: Inside-Out Cheesecake Spice Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Cinnamon Bun Thumbprints
The alluring flavours—and aromas—of sticky cinnamon buns are packed into these easy bite-size cookies. They're guaranteed to become a family favourite.
Get the recipe: Cinnamon Bun Thumbprints
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Cherry Pistachio Thumbprints
A dollop of red cherry jam makes these buttery shortbread cookies perfect for the holidays. Pistachios deliver a pleasing outer crunch.
Get the recipe: Cherry Pistachio Thumbprints
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Raspberry Jam Snowflake Cutouts
Ruby raspberry jam peeking through snowflakes makes these pretty cookies as fun to look at as they are to eat.
Get the recipe: Raspberry Jam Snowflake Cutouts
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Figs in a Blanket
Our classic fig cookies become even softer with time, so they're ideal for making ahead. Dried Calimyrna figs are lighter in colour than the more common Mission figs, and have a subtle nutty flavour, which works well in the cookies. Find them in the dried fruit section of your grocery store.
Get the recipe: Figs in a Blanket
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Decadent Sacher Torte Bites
The Sacher torte, a moist chocolate cake enrobed in apricot jam and chocolate ganache, is Vienna's most popular confection. These cookies, with their sticky jam filling and chocolate dip, pay homage to the iconic dessert.
Get the recipe: Decadent Sacher Torte Bites
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Hot Chocolate Cookies
We've taken all of the elements of hot chocolate—cocoa, marshmallows and sprinkles—and put them into a delicious cookie you can take anywhere.
Get the recipe: Hot Chocolate Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Double Chocolate Alfajores
Traditional to South and Central America, alfajores are shortbread sandwich cookies with a rich dulce de leche filling. We've added cocoa to the cookies for richness.
Get the recipe: Double Chocolate Alfajores
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Brown Butter Spice Cookies
Browning the butter adds a deep, nutty aroma to the filling.
Get the recipe: Brown Butter Spice Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Apricot Sesame Thumbprints
Sesame seeds add the perfect amount of savouriness to these otherwise sweet cookies. For a pretty finish, use your fingers to pinch together any cracks in the dough after you've formed the thumbprints.
Get the recipe: Apricot Sesame Thumbprints
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Lemon Cornmeal Cookies with Raspberry Icing
Cornmeal gives these light, lemony cookies a pleasant crunch. Lemon and raspberry are a classic combination, but you can use any seedless jam you like.
Get the recipe: Lemon Cornmeal Cookies with Raspberry Icing
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
Creamy Chocolate-Filled Shortbread Cups
Velvety chocolate cream is nestled into crumbly shortbread cups in this new holiday classic. The cups puff up slightly when baked, but you'll still have plenty of room to spoon in the rich filling.
Get the recipe: Creamy Chocolate-Filled Shortbread Cups
Filled and Sandwich Cookies for the Great Canadian Cookie Exchange
German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
A creamy, sweet and nutty filling takes these cakey chocolate cookies to a whole new level. Fun fact: The inspiration for them—German chocolate cake—is actually not German. They get their name from an American chocolate maker named Samuel German.
Get the recipe: German Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Comments