Flaky Creme-Filled Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 55 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 6-1/2 dozen

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023
The light, incredibly flaky base of these delightful sandwich cookies is an easy-to-make form of French puff pastry. Mix and match the flavorings, and you'll have cookies for every taste.—Susan Falk, Warren, Michigan
Flaky Creme-Filled Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
  • 2/3 cup marshmallow creme
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • Optional flavoring: 2 tablespoons baking cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • Optional filling: Seedless raspberry preserves, blueberry preserves or crushed peppermint candies
  • Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in cold butter and cream cheese until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Shape into a disk; cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out with a floured 1-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 7-10 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and softened butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Proceed with flavored filling as desired.
  4. TO MAKE CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY COOKIES: Beat cocoa into marshmallow creme mixture. Spread on the bottoms of half the cookies. Spread raspberry preserves on the bottoms of remaining cookies; top with creme-topped cookies. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
  5. TO MAKE LEMON-BLUEBERRY COOKIES: Beat lemon extract into marshmallow creme mixture. Spread on the bottoms of half the cookies. Spread blueberry preserves on the bottoms of remaining cookies; top with creme-topped cookies. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
  6. TO MAKE PEPPERMINT COOKIES: Beat peppermint extract into marshmallow creme mixture. (Tint with 1 drop red food coloring if desired.) Spread on the bottoms of half the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Roll sides in peppermint candies if desired. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie (calculated without optional ingredients): 67 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.