Description
These Mini Boston Cream Pie Cookies are a delightful twist on the classic dessert, featuring soft vanilla cookies sandwiched with creamy pudding and topped with a rich chocolate ganache. Perfect for parties or a sweet treat any time!
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup milk
Filling and Topping:
- ½ cup vanilla pudding (prepared or homemade)
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare the dough: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light. Add egg and vanilla, mix well. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to butter mixture. Drop teaspoons of dough onto the baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies: Bake for 8–10 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- Assemble: Match cookies into pairs. Spread pudding on one cookie and sandwich with another.
- Make chocolate ganache: Melt chocolate chips with heavy cream. Drizzle over cookie sandwiches.
- Serve: Let the chocolate set before serving.
Notes
- Chill assembled cookies for 10–15 minutes for firmer pudding.
- Instant pudding mix can be used for convenience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
