Chocolate Wafer Cookie Stack Cakes

5 from 3 votes

Rich chocolate cookies sandwiched with whipped cream and refrigerated overnight. The cookies become soft and cake-like creating a light and luscious dessert.

Prep Time30

Cook Time8

Total Time38

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, chocolate, cookies

Servings:

Calories: 1109kcal

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the cookies:

1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder, granules
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa
¼ cup Dutch-process cocoa

For the filling:

1 cup heavy whipping cream, very cold
1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
½ teaspoon espresso powder / granules

Instructions

Line two or more baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium mixing bowl combine the sugar, butter, salt, baking powder and espresso powder. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Then add the flour and cocoa. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll the dough out on a large piece of parchment paper to about ⅛ inch thick, using cocoa instead of flour to dust the rolling pin and surface. Cut into 2 ½″ round cookies.
Bake for about 10 minutes taking care to check them near the 8 minute mark. If you smell chocolate before the 10 minutes is up, take them out to cool. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.
To make the stack cakes whisk together the cream, sugar, cocoa and espresso. Beat until soft peaks form. Layer the cake stacks starting with one cookie on the bottom, one heaping teaspoon of the filling, top with a second cookie pressing slightly to compress the whipped cream to about ¼″ thick. Repeat with 4 more cookies. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving. Add a dollop of whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings just before serving.

Notes

(adapted from a recipe by King Arthur Flour)

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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