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CopyCat Berger Cookies

Course: Dessert
Author: Wendy

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 ½ tablespoon heavy cream
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting Ingredients

  • 3 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Cookie Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high
    speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes
  • Add the egg white, heavy cream, and vanilla, and beat until combined
  • Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three additions, mixing
    until incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed
  • Working with 1 heaping tablespoon of dough at a time, roll into balls
    and space 2 inches a part on the prepared baking sheets
  • Using your hands, press down the tops of the balls slightly
  • Bake until the cookies are just beginning to brown around the edges, 8
    to 10 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through baking
  • Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet

Frosting Instructions

  • Once the cookies have cooled, combine the chocolate chips, heavy
    cream, and salt in a large bowl
  • Microwave the chocolate mixture at 50 percent power, stirring
    occasionally, until melted and smooth, 1 to 3 minutes
  • Whisk the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla into the chocolate
    mixture until smooth, the frosting should the texture of thick brownie
    batter and register about 95 degrees.
  • Turn the cookies over on the baking sheets
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons of frosting over the flat side of each cookie to
    form a mound
  • Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the frosting is set, about 3 hours
  • The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature
    for up to 3 days