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This copycat recipe for gluten free Milano cookies tastes just like the crispy vanilla cookies with the thin sliver of fudge filling.
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Oh, Pepperidge Farm. Who needs you? Truth? I pretty much figuredIneeded you. Now, not so sure. Okay, fine. I still want you. I want you to make me some gluten-free Milano cookies so I can just swipe a bag off the shelf & have me some instant gratification.
Pipe out the dough with a plain pastry tip. It doesn't much matter if the ends stick up.
Or curl over a bit. Just space them nicely on the pan, since they'll spread as they bake.
And look like this. Better to underbake than overbake. When they are beginning to brown around the edges, like this, they're ready. Cool them on the pan for a few.
Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. And you make the ganache filling. I'll tell you all about it.
Turn the cookies over and line them up for filling.
Spoon ganache on half of them. Assemble, and allow the chocolate to set.
Then serve with chilled Egg Nog. Who needs sugar plums? I've got visions of this dancing in my head. Save some for Santa.
Gluten Free Milano Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (210 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend, (I used Better Batter; please click thru for full info on appropriate blends)
- ¾ teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it)
- 2 ½ cups (288 g) confectioner’s sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 tablespoons (48 g) vegetable shortening, (I like Spectrum brand)
- 1 cup (300 g) egg whites, (from about 6 eggs – or buy those egg white only cartons)
- 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ cup (4 fluid ounces) heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper and set it aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, place the flour, xanthan gum, confectioner’s sugar and salt, and whisk to combine. Add the butter and shortening, and beat with the paddle attachment until combined. Add the egg whites, and then the vanilla extract and lemon juice, and mix until smooth.
- Fill a pastry bag or Ziploc bag with the batter, and, with a plain round tip, about 1/4inch in diameter, pipe 1 1/2-inch sections of batter onto a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart, as they will spread while baking. Place in the center of the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until beginning to turn light golden brown around the edges. Let cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies cool, make the ganache filling. Place the chocolate in a medium-sized heatproof bowl and set it aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the cream until beginning to bubble around the edges. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, and mix until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and shiny. Set the chocolate aside to cool slightly, but still soft. Once the cookies are entirely cool, turn them all over, flat side up, in a single layer. Spoon a thin layer of filling onto the flat side of half the cookies. Press the flat side of the remaining cookies on top of the filling, lining them up as best you can.
- Allow the filling to set. Serve at room temperature. Store leftovers (ha ha) in the refrigerator or freezer, separated by sheets of parchment paper.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
That’s so funny cause the Pepperidge Farm Milano commercial has been all over my tv lately and I never even liked those cookies, but now that I can’t eat them I can’t stop thinking about them. These look wonderful!
nice hot cup of java…or hot cocoa…
My favorite are the Orange Milanos, so experimenting I will go!
As usual, Queen Nicole of Gee Eff Land RULES! :)
Hi, Pam,
Just add some orange zest to the chocolate ganache. You can also replace the lemon juice in the cookies with orange juice or, better yet, orange extract. I wouldn’t add zest to the cookie batter, though, since the zest will almost certainly clump. Enjoy!
xoxo Nicole
NOM! I am so making these….and SOON! Thanks!
So making these!!!
They look so good! Wow!
I wish I could like this a gazillion times. *sigh* Hello beautiful cookies….
My stomach is already growling! These look delicious!!! Can’t wait to try these this weekend.
I have been waiting on this since you hinted at posting these cookies!! I know what will be on my weekend schedule!! Yummy:) Thanks so much for sharing!! You are the best GF chef I know:)
Hi, Tara,
I’ve been waiting to share them, too! So glad you’re going to give them a try! Can’t wait to hear how they turn out.
xoxo Nicole
Oh I was watching a Milano commercial the other day, drooling btw, and wishing for a GF version. This morning I wake up and here it is. I’m not sure if I should try it, it might become my newest obsession. Thanks Santa, um I mean, Nicole!
So Nicole, have you ever thought about doing a whole cookbook on cookies? Maybe cookies and bars? I know I would buy one. :) But the way, we loved the gingerbread cookies.
I love you!