Shamrock Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
• 1/2-1 ounce green liquid food coloring
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. line baking sheet with parchment paper, with pencil side down.
• 2 beat butter and sugar in mixing bowl on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. add egg and beat until well incorporated. mix in vanilla and corn syrup and beat about 30 seconds more.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a small mixing bowl. add 1/3 of the mix to the batter and beat on low speed until just incorporated. add 1/2 of the buttermilk and beat until just incorporated. repeat with another 1/3 of the flour mix and the rest of the buttermilk and finally the last 1/3 of the flour mix. scrape sides of the bowl as needed. finally add food coloring, start with about 1/2 and mix until the color is uniform but do not over beat.
• 4 transfer batter to a piping bag fitting with a large round tip and pipe onto parchment paper. bake about 8 minutes until the cookies are set. cool about 5 minutes on the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 5 beat cream cheese and butter on medium high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. add in vanilla and beat about another minute. add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time beating on low until incorporated. transfer to a piping bag and pipe onto back of 1/2 the cookies.