Thursday, February 23, 2012

Creamcheese Cookies w/ Ganache

I often talk about making what's-in-the-frig soup.  But standing in front of an open frig or pantry door can sometimes inspire dessert, too.  That's how these Creamcheese Sandwich Cookies w/ Ganache filling were born.

I had some strawberry flavored cream cheese and mascarpone left over from making King's Cake for Mardi Gras the other day.

I also had some Bob's Red Mill all purpose gf flour in the pantry which I wanted to try.  If you've checked out my baking recipes, you'll notice that I tend to make my own flour mixes.  That's because when we went gluten-free the choices were fairly limited and finding our way meant a lot of experimentation with various gf flours.  By the time the big companies came out with gf AP flours, I had already established my own ratio of flour mixes for breads, cookies, cakes, etc.  I couldn't imagine that any one mix could do it all.  But my SIL had a friend who had recently gone back on gluten, and I inherited all of her gf supplies, including the AP flour.

I started by creaming together a cup of cream cheese with 1 cup of butter, both at room temperature.  I added in 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 cup of strawberry flavored agave nectar, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, I whisked together 2 cups of the AP flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soday, 1/4 tsp salt.  Combine the dry ingredients with the wet in the mixer.

I dropped the dough by the tsp on a parchment lined cookie sheet and baked for 10 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are just golden.

I happened to have some ganache sitting in the frig leftover from a truffle making session, too.

These little cookies were begging to be sandwiched.

Thanks for popping in and baking with me.  I'm linking up to Gluten-Free Homemaker's Gluten-Free Wednesdays and Something Swanky's Sweet Treats Thursdays.


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12 comments:

  1. I wish so bad I could just whip up things with leftovers or whatever is in the fridge or on hand! I think it's an art/talent and I sure don't have it! I'm so envious! Those cookies look delicious. YUMMMM!

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  2. I'm following you now and would love to have you follow me back on Linky. Thanks. Linda

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  3. Our 'leftovers' are never this creative! ;-) They look delicious.

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  4. Hi,
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    Thanks!!

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  5. Now that is the sign of a great baker.....Making up recipes on your own, I could never do that! Oh they look so fabulous!

    Carol

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  6. You are a baking genius! I always think you need a recipe for baking but clearly I'm wrong. I'm super impressed.

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  7. Cream cheese and ganache! Girl, you are speaking my language! Yummy!

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  8. YUM. I could really go for one or two of those right now.

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  9. Yum, this looks so delicious! I have never cooked using strawberry cream cheese, I'm definitely going to try this.

    Following you now, very cute blog!

    xoDale
    http://www.savvyspice.net/

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  10. Um, ganache sandwich cookies??? Yes please!! =)

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  11. Thank you for sharing your creativity at Potpourri Friday!

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  12. This looks so delish! And I enjoyed reading the previous post about cameras & {my favorite store} Home Goods. Thanks for stopping by & leaving a sweet comment on my blog. It was great to hear from you.

    Warmly, Michelle

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