Snickerdoodle Cookie Sandwiches & The Globe and Mail

 

 

It was my friend's birthday recently and I decided to make her a batch of cookie sandwiches because who doesn't love getting cookies?

I went back and forth between which cookies and which filling I was going to use before I finally settled on basic snickerdoodles and nutella cloud icing from Sweetapolita's blog.

 

 

I had been reading Sweetapolita's blog and when she described the nutella frosting like a chocolate cloud I knew that I had to make it right away and try it for myself. Plus you can't go wrong with ingredients like nutella, chocolate, butter, and sugar.

 

 

 

The icing is light and buttery and chocolatey so I figured that it would go well with a sweet cookie like snickerdoodles. With cookie sandwiches you don't want both the cookies and the filling to be super sweet or it ends up being too sugary. It's good to find a balance with either a sweeter filling or a sweeter cookie.

 

 

The snickerdoodles turned out really tasty with soft white centers and chewy cinnamon edges.

 

 

 

 

Each one was topped with a dollop of the icing...

 

 

 

..which is when I realized that this icing was waay too soft and buttery to be in a cookie sandwich. Instead of sealing the cookie together it just wanted to squish out the sides and onto your fingers.

Oh well, as far as baking mishaps go this wasn't the worst one. There was a very easy solution: Just pull the cookies apart when eating them and then instead of a sandwich you get two cookies with a smear of icing on them. Still delicious!

 

 

 

I still have plans to make this icing again as well as the snickerdoodles, they just won't be packaged together into one treat.

 

 

 

In other (exciting!) news my first column for the Globe and Mail came out yesterday. On the front page of the paper there was a little teaser photo of half a cupcake..

 

 

 

..then on the front of the Life section there was a big photo introducing the column which is called "Icing on the Cake". I was pretty surprised to open the paper and find my face there, I had expected a big picture of the cupcakes!

 

 

Inside the paper was the actual article and recipe. A professional photographer Chris Bolin had come to my house beforehand and photographed myself and the cupcakes. It was a really fun experience and I couldn't get over how much equipment he owned!

 

If you didn't get a copy of the Globe and Mail you can still check out the article on their website: Swirled Cupcakes

Comments

[Connie @ Daydream In Color]

Congrats on your article! It looks so wonderful. And you are killing me with those snickerdoodle sandwich cookies...I really need one as a pick me up as this day drags on...

[Jen]

Wow, congratulations!! This is awesome! So will we get samples of the cookies you make with the newspaper? lol

[Chelsey]

Aw I'm so proud of you and your mew column!! And that icing looks like heaven. Need an excuse to make it and the snicker doodles soon!

[Rigel_p]

Big congrats! So deserved. Adorable photo too.

Hoorah for birthday cookies. Nutella icing, oh my! One of the most thoughtful gifts I ever received was a box of cookies. She shaped the cookies into letters, so when I opened the lid, there was my name. I've never forgotten it.

[kristin]

Congrats! Your cupcakes look so cute!

I've been looking about for a good chocolate icing lately (to go on a yellow cake). I might have to give that Nutella frosting a go!

[Stefanie]

Congratulations!!!
What a wonderful achievement!!

[bergamot]

Lovely cookies

[Windy]

That is awesome. Congratulations!

[Cori]

Those look so delicious! Yay for being in The Globe and Mail, that's awesome.

[Mary at n00bcakes]

Wow, congratulations on such a big article in the paper - how very neat! Now we all get to say we knew you before you got all rich and famous. ^_^

Also, those snickerdoodles + pillowy chocolate frosting look divine, even if they were a bit messy. Maybe next time you just dip the cookies right into the giant bowl. Or just be honest and put a spoon in the bowl itself. >.>

[Les]

I congratulated you on twitter but congrats again!
Ditto just eating the frosting right from the bowl...

[Cheap Jordan Shoes]

i like them too

[Melissa@eyes bigger]

So awesome and so proud of you!

[Jessica @ bake me away!]

Holy cow, you're famous! Congrats!

And those sandwich cookies sound amazing to me, regardless of the construction mishap. :)

[Paula]

I'm betting your friend loved her sandwich snickerdoodles.

Congratulations on the Globe and Mail article! How exciting for you.

[Emma]

Hehe, love that sassy pants photo! Show those cupcakes (and those newspaper readers) who's boss!

[yummy supper]

Stephanie, Huge congrats on your new column!!! Wow that is great news and so well-deserved. I bet the column will be a huge success. Globe and Mail are lucky to have you.
xo
E

[Maggie Muggins]

I've been eyeing up that Nutella frosting recipe on Sweetapolita's blog too. I would never have thought to sandwich it with snickerdoodles.
Congrats again on the column!

[tigerfish]

Congrats on the feature :)

[Mardi@eatlivetravelwrite]

So excited for you. A well deserved achievement! Yay!

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