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Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies

These Chocolate Marshmallow Linzer Cookies are great fun for kids – make a day or two ahead, then fill in before serving.

Erren Hart

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last Updated:

11/01/2020
4.91 from 11 votes
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Serves: 24 cookies
Prep: 30 minutes mins
Cook: 12 minutes mins
Three chocolate sandwich cookies shaped like hearts with a heart cutout in the center and white marshmallow filling puffing out of the heart center.
The top photo is chocolate cookie dough rolled out flat with heart shaped cookies being cut out. The bottom photo is three chocolate sandwich cookies shaped like hearts with a heart cutout in the center and white marshmallow filling puffing out of the heart center.
The top photo is a heart being cut out of the center of a heart shaped cookie dough with a cookie cutter. The bottom photo is chocolate cookie dough rolled out flat with heart shaped cookies being cut out.

Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies on a plate

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This recipe for Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies is like a cup of hot chocolate baked into a cookie!  What better combination is there than chocolate and marshmallow?

Three heart shaped Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies on a plate

These are some of the best cookies I’ve ever eaten!  They have all the components of what makes the perfect cup of hot chocolate baked into a cookie!  I don’t know if there could be a better sandwich cookie.

To fill the cookies, I used marshmallow fluff. It’s such an easy way to add marshmallow without the hassle of making homemade.

If you enjoy these sandwich cookies, you must try my Raspberry Butter Cookies with a gooey jelly filling. Delicious!

How to Make Perfect Sandwich Cookies

Rolling the Cookies

There’s a good amount of butter in this recipe, which is a good thing for taste and texture but could make the dough a bit more difficult to roll out.  Chilling the dough beforehand makes the rolling easier.

Most recipes typically call for rolling the dough out while it is soft, but giving this dough an hour in the fridge makes it less sticky and easier to roll.  Dividing the dough into two sections also makes rolling easier.

Making Sandwich Cookies The Same Size

Having two cookies the same size is the key to a perfect sandwich cookie.

Once you’ve rolled and cut, I recommend chilling the cookie dough again before baking to ensure the cookies retain their shape and size.

Cutting the Top Cookie

To get the cutout that displays the filling, you can use any shape of nesting cutters you want.  Don’t be afraid to mix shapes to create unique shapes.

I used hearts for Valentine’s Day, but the same cookies can be made in many different shapes.  If you want to make hearts like mine.  Click here to get a similar set on Amazon(#paidlink).

Top tip: Try to bake the tops with the center cut out on their own cookie sheet, as they tend to bake just a little faster.

How to Make Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies

Beat the butter until light and fluffy.The butter and sugar, light and fluffy in a bowl

Add both sugars and beat to combine.a bowl with the butter and sugar creamed together

Add the vanilla and egg, mix well.Egg added to creamed butter

Mix in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Flour cocoa powder added to the dough

Mix until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into two large discs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Add the dough to a floured surface.The cookie dough on a floured surface Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.  Using a 2.5-inch cookie cutter, cut out the cookies.Chocolate cookie dough rolled out with a heart shaped cookie cutter and hearts cut out of the dough

Then using a 1-inch cookie cutter, cut a hole in the center of 1/2 of the cookies.Cookie dough in a heart shape with a small cookie cutter cutting out the center of the heart

Place the cookies on a cookie sheet (about an inch apart).heart shaped Chocolate cookie dough on a pan ready to be baked Bake for 10 -12 minutes until set (being careful not to overcook the edges).

Let cool completely before assembling.  To assemble, spoon a heaped teaspoon of the fluff in the center of the cookie without the hole and spread.A Chocolate cookie with marshmallow spread over it Tip: Don’t add too much, my filling.  It will ooze out the sides.

I did as pictured above and it was a bit messy, but my son didn’t care one bit.  He enjoyed the mess and said they were the best cookies I ever made (to be fair, he may say that about all my cookies)!

To avoid the same mistake, on the second batch, I added a heaping teaspoon in the middle, spread it just a little, and then pressed the cookies together.  As the cookies set, the fluff spread on its own to fill the inside.Three heart shaped Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies on a plate

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Baker’s Tips

Other Fillings

Marshmallow Fondant: You can easily fill these cookies by rolling and cutting out marshmallow fondant.  Just use the same cookie-cutter you used to cut the cookies.  You can find a popular recipe on Gemm’s Bigger Better Baking.

Regular Fondant:  I fill my Homemade Oreo Cookies with store-bought fondant. Just roll it out to your desired thickness and use the same cookie-cutter you used to cut the cookies.

FAQs

How do you freeze cookie cutter dough? Cookie-cutter cookies that are rolled and cut to shape (like sugar cookies or gingerbread) freeze well.  To freeze the dough, wrap well in plastic wrap, then freeze.

How do you thaw cookie dough that’s been frozen? Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then roll and cut as normal, and bake according to the recipe’s instructions.

How do you store Sandwich Cookies?  Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Please note that these cookies may soften when stored filled.  If you don’t plan to use them on the day of baking, wait until you plan to serve them to add the filling

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Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies on a plate

Recipe

Chocolate Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies

These Chocolate Marshmallow Linzer Cookies are great fun for kids – make a day or two ahead, then fill in before serving.
4.91 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 30 minutes mins
Cook Time: 12 minutes mins
Total Time: 42 minutes mins
Serves 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup softened butter
  • ​½ cup superfine sugar
  • ​½ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • ​½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ​½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup Marshmallow Fluff

Instructions

  • Beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add both sugars and beat to combine. Add the sifted cocoa powder, mix to combine.
  • Add the vanilla and egg, mix well.
  • Mix in the flour and salt. Mix until the dough comes together.
  • Shape the dough into two large discs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F/175C
  • On a floured surface roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Using a 2.5-inch cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and then using a 1-inch cookie cutter, cut a hole in the center of 1/2 of the cookies.
  • Place the cookies on a cookie sheet (about an inch apart) and bake 10 -12 minutes until set (being careful not to overcook the edges. Let cool completely before assembling.
  • To assemble, spoon a heaping teaspoon in the center of the cookie without the hole, spread slightly, then using a cookie with a hole, press the cookies together gently. The fluff will spread as it sets.
  • Let the cookies set for 2 hours before serving. Store in an airtight container, the cookies will keep for 5 days.

Tips

How to Make Perfect Sandwich Cookies
Rolling the Cookies
There’s a good amount of butter in this recipe, which is a good thing for taste and texture but could make the dough a bit more difficult to roll out.  Chilling the dough beforehand makes the rolling easier.
Most recipes typically call for rolling the dough out while it is soft, but giving this dough an hour in the fridge makes it less sticky and easier to roll.  Dividing the dough into two sections also makes rolling easier. 
Making Sandwich Cookies The Same Size
Having two cookies the same size is the key to a perfect sandwich cookie.
Once you’ve rolled and cut, I recommend chilling the cookie dough again before baking to ensure the cookies retain their shape and size.
Cutting the Top Cookie
To get the cutout that displays the filling, you can use any shape of nesting cutters you want.  Don’t be afraid to mix shapes to create unique shapes. 
I used hearts for Valentine’s Day, but the same cookies can be made in many different shapes.  If you want to make hearts like mine.  Click here to get a similar set on Amazon. (#paidlink)
JUST A HEADS UP – THE AMAZON LINK ABOVE IS AN AFFILIATE LINK, WHICH MEANS I MAKE A SMALL COMMISSION IF YOU MAKE A PURCHASE.
Top tip: Try to bake the tops with the center cut out on their own cookie sheet, as they tend to bake just a little faster.
Assembling the Cookies
Don’t add too much, my filling.  It will ooze out the sides and make a mess.
Add a heaped teaspoon in the middle, spread it just a little, and then press the cookies together.  As the cookies set, the fluff spread on its own to fill the inside.
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Nutrition

Calories: 136 | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 47mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.7mg
Created by Erren Hart
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Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted in 2015, but was published again in 2018 to include step by step directions, nutritional information, and new photos.

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    Peni
    08/22/2019

    I’m going to try these cookies with a pistachio cream filling, round hole and a whole pistachio in the middle. Thank you

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      Erren’s Kitchen
      08/23/2019

      That sounds awesome Peni!

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