Tiramisu Espresso Fusion (Printable Version)

# What You'll Need:

→ Cookie Dough

01 - 1 tablespoon hot water
02 - 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
03 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
04 - 2 large eggs
05 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
06 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
07 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
08 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
09 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

→ Mascarpone Filling

10 - 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur
11 - 1/4 cup heavy cream
12 - 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

→ Finishing

13 - 1/4 cup cocoa powder, dust on top

# Steps to Follow:

01 - Get your oven hot at 350°F (175°C). Cover two baking trays with parchment or silicone mats.
02 - Toss salt, baking powder, and flour into a bowl and give them a good whisk so it all comes together.
03 - In a big bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer so it gets fluffy and pale.
04 - Crack in the eggs, one after another, mixing after each. Splash in that vanilla and stir until it's all mixed up.
05 - Stir instant coffee into hot water till it melts. Pour it into the butter-egg bowl and mix until you don't see streaks.
06 - Tip your flour mix into the wet stuff bit by bit. Stir just until it's all together—don't go wild with the mixing.
07 - Drop little dough mounds—about a tablespoon each—onto your trays. Leave a couple inches between them for spreading.
08 - Let them bake for around 10–12 minutes. You want barely golden edges and soft, slightly gooey middles.
09 - Take trays out. Let cookies cool there for 5 minutes, then move them over to a wire rack so they finish cooling.
10 - Grab a bowl and beat mascarpone with heavy cream until it's super smooth and thick.
11 - Pour coffee liqueur into that mascarpone mixture and keep mixing till it looks like one even filling.
12 - Spread filling on the flat side of a cookie, press another cookie on top, and keep going till all are done.
13 - Shake cocoa powder over your sandwiches. Eat them now or stick them in the fridge for 30 minutes so the middle firms up.

# Additional Tips:

01 - Let your butter warm up before you beat it. That way, your dough will be light and fluffy.
02 - Want more coffee punch? Toss in another teaspoon of instant coffee.
03 - If you swap mascarpone for cream cheese, it’ll taste different overall.
04 - Don’t overdo it with mixing or your cookies might turn out tough.
05 - A little time in the fridge firms up the filling and bumps up the flavor.

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