Let’s do some throwback today, but dessert first, throwback ramblings second. Grab a cuppa because these are best dipped in coffee (assumptive, but trust me on this one).
These tuxedo bites are assembled from chocolate cookies that are pumped up with espresso for a bittersweet flavor and the filling made better with some help from Coffee-mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer instead of just plain ol’ heavy cream.
I have a fondness for anything chocolate chip flavored. It’s the very first cookie I ever baked (me and ba-jillion others), circa 1990. The recipe was from the back of a Nestle Toll House® chocolate chip cookie package. I’m pretty sure my first batch was a collection of tough biscuits from over mixing, but who knew or could tell.
My little sister and I certainly couldn’t. Nope. And neither could the rest of my family.
I’ve made some progress since then with those cookies. But the idea of baking one batch after another to hone the finer details of every recipe still chases me today. It’s a passion that I’m fortunate enough to indulge in daily—for better or for worse—the latter being those days when I can’t nail a recipe.
But even on those days, I always a grab a pick-me-up between batches with some coffee and little Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer. The coffee gives me a little boost while the Coffee-mate transforms any cup into dessert-‐like sips.
Lucky for me Coffee‐mate has a bevy of flavored creamer offerings! Try out Classic Vanilla, Carmel Macchiato, and of course my favorite Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie—and that is to mention just a few.
See what I mean about turning coffee into dessert sips. Pick one, or a few, and have dessert on the skinny side. Or get adventurous and use them to bake with like I did. For more inspiration and recipe for how to use Coffee-mate in desserts, click here.
Preparation: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paperIn a large bowl, combine and stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a medium heavy saucepan over low heat, cook and stir together the 2 cups chocolate pieces and 2 tablespoons of the butter until melted. Cool slightly. In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment beat remaining butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in brown sugar until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping sides of bowl after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate mixture and vanilla until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until well combined. Turn off mixer and stir in the butterscotch chips. Scoop and drop 2 round teaspoons 2 inches apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are firm and tops are slightly cracked, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Assembly: Spread filling on the bottom of one cookie place the bottom of a second cookie directly on top.
Tuxedo Cookies
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Naomi, I love coffeemate. . won’t drink my coffee without it! and the filling with the Coffee-mate Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer . . love it!! your cookies are beautiful. . love all of the photos!
These look totally Fab, Naomi and I love that you added espresso!
Love these cookies!! Gah, they look so good….even for breakfast right now!! I mean, it’s got the espresso in it..so coffee & chocolate, right?! 😉
I love how these are all dressed up with espresso! Cutes cookie ever!
I just poured myself a cuppa and I am SO wishing I had a few of these gorgeous cookies to go along with it! Gorgeous photos, as always!
These cookies are pretty darn fantastic. Are these breakfast cookies too because I am seriously craving them right now!
Tollhouse cookies always bring me back too. I made them with my mom all the time growing up, and I still love making them today. These tuxedo cookies are FAB!
These look addicting!
These are fabulous Naomi! You are adorable as ever!! Happy Friday!!
Naomi, these look gorgeous and sound so delicious! I never would have thought of using the creamer! Great idea!!
These look delicious!! I love Nestle products! Also, you are so cute!! 🙂
Oh how I love these cookies!! Now I want my coffee in my cookies…and also coffee 🙂
Anything chocolate has my vote!! Yum!!!
Those look like fantastic little sandwiches! Almost reminds me of whoopie pies, but more cookie-like I imagine.
The cookies look delicious…but there is no espresso in the ingredient list of the recipe.
How much espresso? Powder or brewed? Please revise recipe.
Thanks!
We don’t have a coffee maker at home, but at work, I sneak those great flavors in the fridge to add to my coffee from time to time! Totally have that Chocolate Chip Cookie one in there right now!
I absolutely love the photos on this post and the sound of these cookies… Mmm
Aw, I loved hearing about your first batch of cookies, Naomi! I think our first baking projects always have a special place in our hearts (:
You can never go wrong with a great sandwich cookie, these look fab!
Those look shootout good! Yummy!
Looks great, however I am a bit confused. You say drop 2 teaspoons and makes 24 cookies. When I go to the original recipe , it says drop 2 teaspoons and makes 72 cookies. Yours look definitely bigger. You mean 2 tablespoons to give that cakey look?