Tiramisu Cookies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, diced at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 2/3 cups mascarpone cheese
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
• 3 ounces quality chocolate
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons crushed chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 for filling, place mascarpone cheese in mixing bowl.
• 2 dissolve coffee in the rum.
• 3 add coffee rum and brown sugar to the cheese.
• 4 mix together well.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and chill until needed.
• 6 preheat over to 400°.
• 7 line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 8 for cookies, cream caster sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
• 9 add beaten egg and mix well.
• 10 stir in the flour and mix thoroughly until well combined.
• 11 place mixture into a pastry bag with a ½ inch plain nozzle attached, or you could us a heavy-duty plastic bag and snip off a bout ½ inch from 1 corner.
• 12 pipe 28 small blobs onto the baking sheets, spacing slightly apart.
• 13 cook for 6-8 minutes until firm in the center and just beginning to brown around the edges.
• 14 remove from oven and set aside to cool.
• 15 to assemble, spread the filling over half of the cookies.
• 16 top with the other halves.
• 17 put chocolate and milk together into a small bowl and place over hot water.
• 18 do not overheat.
• 19 when chocolate is melted stir vigorously to make a spreadable consistency.
• 20 spread the topping over the cookies and sprinkle with grated crushed chocolate flakes.