Tiramisu Cookies, Or Pick Me Up Drops

I was looking for the flavors of Tiramisu in a cookie. It is a friend's favorite dessert, but when you just want a bite of the flavors it can be tough. I found this recipe on line, changed a few bits. There are bits I still need to tweek I think, but overall, it is good.

PICK ME UP DROPS

1 cup almond flour *

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons espresso powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 cup flour

8 ounces marscapone cheese ( 1 container, usually)

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream (or more to make a smooth filling)

ground chocolate

*if you can not find almond flour or almond meal, use 1 cup slivered almonds and grind till fine.

Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper 

In a food processor, pulse almond flour and sugar, but do not make a paste.  Cut softened butter into chunks and add to almond mixture, add vanilla.

In a small bowl combine flour, salt and espresso powder.  Add to almond mixture. Pulse until a smooth dough is formed.

Using the medium cookie scoop, place balls of dough about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.

With your thumb or the other end of a wooden spoon, make an indentation in each cookie.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool for a few minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

To make the filling:

In the bowl of an electric mixer, add marscapone and beat until smooth. Add sugar and continue to beat for 1 minute. Add enough cream to make a smooth filling. Put filling in a pastry bag or a zippy bag then snip the corner. Fill each well with the marscapone mixture. Dust the tops with ground chocolate.

The ground almonds/almond flour (meal) add a nutty flavor, if you want a smoother cookie, make it all with regular flour.

Makes about 36 cookies.

I have not frozen these. Not sure the marscapone would freeze well. If you need to freeze the cookies, do not fill and fill them once they are thawed.