Cream-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Maxine Finn, Emmetsburg, Iowa

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 30, 2022

I've been making these cookies for years. My children and grandchildren gobble them up.

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Cream-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Yield:about 4-1/2 dozen
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • filling:
    • 1/2 cup butter, softened
    • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 1 cup marshmallow creme
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. In a small bowl, combine filling ingredients ; beat until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.