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Vegan Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Filling for Cookies

Vegan Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Filling are soft and crumbly and melt in your mouth.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings 25 Cookies
Calories 236kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough

  • 16 ounces dairy free butter - softened
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar - organic

Ingredients for the filling

  • 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 cups powdered sugar - organic
  • 2 tablespoons dairy free milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup dairy free butter - softened

Instructions

For the dough

  • In a large bowl add all of the dough ingredients.
  • Mix with a hand mixer or by hand.
  • Put in the freezer for 1 hour.
  • Make 1 Tablespoon size balls. I love to use the cookie dough scoop that is about 1" in diameter.
  • Place the balls on a baking sheet.
  • Space about 1-½" apart.
  • By the time you have filled up the baking sheet they have softened a bit.
  • Flatten the tops of the cookie balls, just a bit, with the back of fork tines.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 16 to 17 minutes.
  • Let cool.

To make the filling

  • Melt the chocolate in a medium sized microwave safe bowl in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and turn on the microwave for another minute.
  • Stir and if the chocolate is not melted completely it will be, all by itself, in no time.
  • Mix the rest of the filling with a hand mixer. It makes it so much easier and smoother. Of course, you can do it by hand if you do not have a hand mixer.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of the vegan butter to the chocolate.
  • Add half of the powdered sugar and soy milk and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix well.
  • Add the remaining vegan butter and mix well.

Assemble the cookies

  • I turn all of the cookies out on a baking sheet (just to contain any of the crumbs that may accumulate.
  • Sort of, match the sizes with each other. One will be the top and one will be the bottom.
  • You can either dollop a little bit of chocolate on one side, in the center, of the cookie or use a decorator tip to pipe on the chocolate onto each cookie.
  • Lay the top of the cookie on the chocolate and lightly press down for the filling to reach the edge. You can actually put quite a lot of chocolate on each cookie. More than I did in the photos.
  • That is it! The chocolate will set a bit and won't be so squishy but will still remain soft.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

You can freeze them also if you made them in advance for a special occasion.
IF FREEZING:
Package in rigid sided containers as defined in my article How to Prepare Food for the Freezer.
TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
Remove from the freezer and just set out. They defrost in no time.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.6mg