Coconut-Mocha Sandwich Cookies
 
Makes about 14 sandwich cookies
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons (28 grams) refined coconut oil, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup (67 grams) granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup (73 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 3 ounces (85 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk (19 grams), room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon (2 grams) tightly packed orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons (10 grams) fresh orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams) Simply Organic Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2¼ cups (189 grams) sweetened flaked coconut, finely chopped and divided
  • Chocolate-Mocha Filling (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C). Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir oil by hand until softened and smooth. Add sugars and cream cheese; using the paddle attachment, beat at medium speed until fluffy and combined, 1 to 2 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Beat in egg yolk. Beat in orange zest and juice and vanilla.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture all at once; beat at low speed until nearly combined. Add 1½ cups (126 grams) flaked coconut; beat just until combined.
  4. In a small shallow bowl, place remaining ¾ cup (63 grams) flaked coconut.
  5. Scoop dough by tablespoonfuls (about 18 grams each), and roll into balls; Roll each ball in the bowl of coconut to coat. If the coconut isn’t sticking well, lightly dampen your hands to roll the dough and then roll in the coconut. Flatten into 2-inch rounds, pressing together any cracks in edges; place at least 1 inch apart on prepared pans.
  6. Bake, one pan at a time, until bottoms are lightly golden and edges and tops are just set but cookies still seem soft and slightly underdone, 8 to 12 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire racks.
  7. Place Chocolate-Mocha Filling in a pastry bag fitted with a ¼-inch round piping tip (Wilton No. 10); pipe filling onto flat side of half of cookies. Place remaining cookies, flat side down, on top of filling.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 sandwich cookie Calories: 247 Fat: 14g Saturated fat: 10g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 31g Sugar: 15g Sodium: 169mg Protein: 3g Cholesterol: 19mg
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://bakefromscratch.com/coconut-mocha-sandwich-cookies/