On my way to Target this morning, I remembered I had promised to make some cookies for a little Easter party in my daughter’s kindergarten class.  These pastel sandwich cookies are a variation of a Valentine’s cookie I make with strawberry jam and semi-sweet chocolate.  Apparently I work well under pressure, because I was able to whip them up in just over an hour.  Since I had to rush to get them done for morning kindergarten, I didn’t take any how-to photographs.  But you’re all quite smart, so I’m sure you’ll manage without them.

I found those little confetti at a health food store, and they’re all natural.  The jam is Smucker’s Simply Fruit, peach flavor.

white chocolate dipped easter egg sandwich cookies

2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter at room temperature
2/3 cup (125g) sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups (300g) unbleached all-purpose flour
8 ounces (225g) peach jam, pureed in the food processor
6-8 ounces (170g-225g) white chocolate

1.  Preheat oven 325 degrees (165 degrees celsius).  In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until smooth.  Incorporate the vanilla and salt.   Add flour and mix until just incorporated.  Stir in cranberries.

2.  Place dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

3.  Roll out dough to 1/8″ to 1/4″ thick.  Cut into ovals and place on baking sheets.  Use a tiny flower shaped cookie cutter to cut out a small shape from half of the ovals*, and refrigerate for 5-10 minutes.  Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until slightly firm to the touch.  Allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.  Flip over solid cookies, and place about a teaspoon of jam on each one.  Cover each with a flower cookie.

5.  Melt chocolate in the microwave at 30 second intervals.  Dip sandwiches about a fourth of the way up and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with candy confetti or sprinkles.  Freeze until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.

*If any of your cookies are not all the same thickness, then cut the mini shapes out of the thicker cookies to even out any spreading that will occur in the oven.

15 Responses to “white chocolate dipped easter egg sandwich cookies”

1. Jen T says:

   10 April 2009 at 8:03 pm

   So cute! You could adapt them for any holiday with the different jams and cookie cutters. I bet the class loved them! Yummy! Happy Easter!
2. cara says:

   11 April 2009 at 1:14 am

   they’re beautiful. i’m sure they were a hit.
3. Jennifer says:

   11 April 2009 at 4:15 am

   Those cookies are precious!!! I adore the idea and using the lemon curd filling is perfect for Easter. Happy Easter!
4. mallory elise says:

   11 April 2009 at 6:24 am

   trop mignon

   and i love the stripes on the page here. matches the pajamas im currently wearing!
5. Tammy says:

   11 April 2009 at 11:49 am

   What lovely cookies! I love that they can be made special for any occasion.
6. noble pig says:

   12 April 2009 at 9:54 am

   These are darling! I absolutely love them! So, so cute!
7. Marcia says:

   12 April 2009 at 7:59 pm

   Way to make the other moms look horrible for tossing a bag of jelly beans in the back pack for the party.
8. Elyse says:

   12 April 2009 at 10:59 pm

   These cookies are just precious. They look light and crumbly and delicious. I love that they’re dipped in white chocolate, and oh, that peach jam. Delicious!! Hope the class enjoyed them!
9. Andy says:

   14 April 2009 at 7:03 pm

   I adore jam filled cookies, and these are making my mouth water. You cannot go wrong with white chocolate either! What lucky kids
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11. HoneyB says:

    17 April 2009 at 3:19 pm

    These are gorgeous and I’m sure they tasted wonderful!
12. Jamey says:

    3 May 2009 at 2:12 pm

    I just finished baking these cookies and they turned out very nice. I don’t like white chocolate so I used milk chocolate instead – still good! I found the dough difficult to work with initially, but eventually got the handle of it.

    To top it all off — they taste good!

    Thanks for the inspiration
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    1 April 2010 at 12:10 am

    Thanks for the link, Tiny Prints! Love your stuff!