Black Forest Icebox Cookies

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + chilling Cook: 5 min. + cooling
Yield 20 cookies
Test Kitchen Approved
These rich chocolate wafers are the perfect complement to the creamy filling's sweet-tart tones. Chill for up to four hours; any longer and the wafers get too soft to pick up with your hands. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • Dash salt
  • 3/4 cup fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries (thawed), coarsely chopped
  • 3/4 cup cherry juice blend
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 to 2 drops red food coloring, optional
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cherry brandy
  • 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafers
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the cherries, juice blend and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; if desired, stir in food coloring. Cool to room temperature.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the mascarpone cheese, confectioners' sugar and brandy. Spread about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture onto each of 20 wafers; layer each with 2 teaspoons cherry mixture. Top with remaining wafers. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking pan.
  3. Place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chips; whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 4 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 139 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 81mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

These rich chocolate wafers are the perfect complement to the creamy filling's sweet-tart tones. Chill for up to four hours; any longer and the wafers get too soft to pick up with your hands. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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