Cookies!

Well, I have been slowly trying different recipes that I find on the internet and I came across one that I had to try. It's for Tiramisu Cookies. I found this little gem over at All Day I Dream About Food. A blog after my own heart. Carolyn, the author of the blog, comes up with some incredible desserts and baked treats. She shares some interesting similarities to me. She is a stay-at-home Mom of 3, just like me! She is also diabetic, I am "genetically predisposed" for diabetes; one of the reasons I decided to look into eating low carb in the first place. I am amazed with the creativity she puts into some of her recipes. This one is no exception. I did tweak the recipe a bit, per her advice on her post. Instead of doing 2 different fillings, I left out the cocoa powder and just mixed everything else together into one filling. The filling came out a little too sweet, so I think next time I will cut back on the sweetener. I will leave the original amount of sweetener there and you can adjust as you see fit. I don't know if I would still call these tiramisu, though. Don't get me wrong, these cookies are divine. However, I think I would liken them more to a mocha cookie. I can definitely see a peanut butter adaptation of the filling. I think I will try that out and post the results here. So head on over and look at the original recipe here. I am just posting my recipe for the filling with my changes. I hope you give these a try. They are definitely worth the effort!

Mascarpone Filling:

4 oz mascarpone cheese

1 tbsp coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua

⅓ cup powdered erythritol

2 tsp strong-brewed coffee

For the mascarpone filling, whisk everything together until combined.  To assemble, spread the bottom of one chocolate cookie with the mascarpone filling and press together to make a sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies. Chill in refrigerator 20 minutes to set fillings.