Divinely-Inspired Peep Sandwich Cookies

January 22, 2012

There I was at the grocery store minding my own business on my way to the check-out line with a bottle of water in my hand when the heavens opened and a glorious light fell upon these. . .

And then I heard a voice from above saying, “Hearken my child to these, my words. Grabbeth thee a box of Peep Hearts and maketh thy way home with haste. Then when thou doest arrive at thy dwelling warmth thou thine food firebox to 375 and then without pause, put thy hand to making all that I will tell thee to do.”

And I did.

And it was good.

This is just why it’s so critical to always have several sheets of rolled out cookie in your freezer; so when a revelation is dropped in your lap you can take immediate action. Anywhosit, this idea is so simple that I know you don’t need instructions but humor me. Make me feel needed.

Begin with Valentine Heart Peeps. I’ve provided another photo of the Peeps, not because you need another photo but because it allows me the opportunity to not only show off my brand-spanking new fire red 7 quart Kitchen Aid standing mixer (deep blissful sigh) but also the most awesome decal I found at The House of Smiths.

I know! It’s totally awesome huh?!

But I digress. Let’s get back to the subject at hand, Heaven-Inspired Peep Cookie Sandwiches.

The problem with Peeps, and it’s really not a problem as much as it is a challenge to be overcome, is that when you separate Peeps you end up with a white gooey side that’s not all that photogenic.

But for you and me, this is no problem because along with always having a supply of frozen sheets of cookie dough we happen to also have in our baking arsenal, hot pink sanding sugar. Just press the white gooey side into the sugar and the goo-glue will take care of the rest.

When it comes time to choose your heart-shaped cookie cutter, do what I say and not what I did. I used a cookie cutter about the same size as the Peep but go with a cookie cutter that’s a little larger to allow room for the warm Peep to spread out without overflowing the cookie. So use your imagination and see the cutter as bigger than it appears in the photo. Imagine it at least 1/4 to 1/2 inch wider all the way around. Do you see it? I knew you could.

Using the larger cutters you just successfully imagined make two cookies for every Peep and then decorate them by lightly pressing other cookie cutter designs onto one side of each cookie. For the top of the sandwich I went ahead and pushed a tiny cookie cutter all the way through for a Peep peek hole.

Bake the cookies (that seems so obvious but I only mention it for that one poor, pathetic person who always forgets that step) and allow them to completely cool. To assemble the Peep Sandwich Cookie, put one Peep at a time onto a plate and microwave it just long enough for the marshmallow to begin to get warm and gooey. You should be able to transfer it to the top of a cookie without it losing it’s shape, dripping through your fingers, or giving you third degree burns. If it does any of those three, you microwaved it too long. But if you place it on the bottom cookie, lightly press the top cookie onto it, and it’s just gooey enough to adhere to both sides without squishing out everywhere, you’ve microwaved it just long enough. The perfect time was 6 seconds in my microwave but you don’t have my microwave in your home (I know because I just checked and it’s still in our kitchen) so you’ll going to have to do your own research. And it will be worth it because this is one easy, soft and crunchy bite of chocolatey marshmallow heaven, courtesy of LilaLoa’s End-All for Chocolate Cookie Recipe, Valentine Peep Hearts, and divine revelation.

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