Description
Silky smooth French silk pie cookies deliver a luxurious dessert experience in bite-sized form. Rich chocolate and velvety cream combine to create an irresistible treat that melts delicately on your palate, inviting pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Cookie Ingredients:
- 10 Oreo cookies
- 1 ¼ cups (156 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 ounces (56 grams) instant chocolate pudding mix
- ¼ cup (21 grams) black cocoa powder
Fats, Sugars, and Dairy:
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar, either dark or light
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) milk
- ¾ cup (180 milliliters) heavy cream
- ⅓ cup (80 milliliters) heavy cream
Baking and Flavor Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring a non-stick surface for the cookies.
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into ultra-fine crumbs using a food processor or by placing them in a sealed plastic bag and crushing with a rolling pin.
- Combine the Oreo crumbs with all-purpose flour, cornstarch, black cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, whisking until ingredients are uniformly distributed.
- Using an electric mixer, cream unsalted butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until the mixture becomes light, fluffy, and pale in color.
- Add a large egg and pure vanilla extract to the butter mixture, blending thoroughly until the ingredients are completely integrated.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing, which could lead to tough cookies.
- Divide the dough into eight equal portions, rolling each into a ball and gently pressing them to approximately one-inch thickness on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, removing them from the oven and immediately creating a shallow indentation in the center of each cookie using the back of a spoon.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack, ensuring they reach room temperature before filling.
- Prepare the filling by whisking instant chocolate pudding mix with whole milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture thickens and becomes smooth.
- Incorporate melted semi-sweet chocolate into the filling, stirring until fully combined and creating a rich, glossy texture.
- Carefully spread the chocolate filling into the center of each cooled cookie, ensuring an even distribution that reaches the edges.
- Top each cookie with a generous dollop of whipped cream and garnish with delicate chocolate curls for an elegant finishing touch.
Notes
- Crafting these decadent cookies requires precision and patience to capture the essence of classic French Silk Pie.
- Oreo crumbs create a rich, dark chocolate base that mimics the traditional pie crust with intense depth of flavor.
- Careful mixing prevents overworking the dough, ensuring tender cookies that melt in your mouth like silky pie filling.
- Indenting the center during baking creates the perfect vessel for the luxurious chocolate pudding-like filling.
- Topping with whipped cream and chocolate curls transforms these cookies into a miniature dessert masterpiece that looks as amazing as it tastes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 263 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 137 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg