If cookies were characters in a royal court (because why not), these vanilla bean cookies with their chocolate ganache fillings would be your ladies in waiting. The standard cast of royalty is pretty well recognized: you have your kings, your princes, and even your jesters, but your ladies in waiting are often overlooked in favor of something richer. But, as pretty and reserved, as they may be, these ladies simply aren’t going to sit quietly in the shadow of the queen any longer. Today we’re bringing these sweet, small cookies to the throne for some well-deserved recognition.
They’re unassuming, for sure. Delicate, with crisp shortbread shells that snap beneath your teeth, giving way to a silky chocolate center. Shortbread has never been my go-to cookie of choice, but things change when you add real vanilla bean into the dough and cut them into pretty shapes. Sandwich them around some chocolate, and suddenly they’re starting to seem a little more regal.
Though I’m not typically crazy about shortbread, this is actually my favorite, go-to shortbread recipe (and honestly I’m not sure if it truly counts as a shortbread because I use an egg yolk in the dough for added richness). I’ve used it before here and here, and love how incredibly easy the dough is to make. It has a wonderful buttery flavor, and without the chocolate filling I could pop these cookies one after the other like potato chips. Trust me, though, it’s worth it to make the chocolate cream.
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