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Boston Cream Pie Cookies

Soft vanilla cookies filled with silky pastry cream and topped with glossy chocolate ganache.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 16 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Bakery
Calories: 190

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 0.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp milk
Pastry Cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache
  • 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Heat milk until steaming. Whisk yolks, sugar, and cornstarch.
  2. Temper yolks with warm milk and cook until thickened.
  3. Stir in butter and vanilla, then chill pastry cream.
  4. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  5. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Beat butter and sugar, then add egg and vanilla.
  7. Add dry ingredients and milk, mix until combined.
  8. Scoop and flatten dough; bake 10–12 minutes.
  9. Heat cream and pour over chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
  10. Pipe pastry cream onto cooled cookies and top with ganache.

Notes

Keep refrigerated due to the custard filling.