LetsCookie on February 11, 2026 1:07 am Recipe below: Mardi Gras King Cake Stuffed Cookies Format: Stuffed cookie with chocolate cream cheese center, white icing on top, purple green gold sanding sugar Yield: About 16-20 cookies Portioning: 1-ounce disher Bake: 350°F for ~14 minutes Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling (make first) Ingredients 8 oz full-fat cream cheese, very soft 1½ TB cocoa powder 1/4 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled ¾ cup powdered sugar, to taste 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch salt Method Mix cream cheese until completely smooth. Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Mix well. Mix in cooled melted chocolate, vanilla, and salt. Scoop or pipe small portions and freeze until rock solid. This filling stays rich, chocolatey, and stable. It will not leak if frozen solid!!!! King Cake Cookie Dough Dry Ingredients 2¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder ¾ tsp salt ½ tsp cinnamon Wet Ingredients 1 cup granulated sugar ¾ cup butter (1½ sticks), room temperature 1 large egg 1½ tsp vanilla extract 1 TB milk or cream Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Mix well. Add milk or cream. Whisk dry ingredients together and add to dough just until combined. Chill dough 20 to 30 minutes if soft. Assembly Scoop dough using a 1-ounce disher. Flatten slightly. Place one frozen chocolate filling portion in the center. Seal completely and roll gently into a ball. Freeze assembled cookies 20 -30 minutes. Baking 350°F Bake ~14 minutes Edges set, centers soft Cool on pan 10 minutes, then transfer Do not overbake. These should stay plush. White Icing (King Cake Style) Ingredients 4 oz cream cheese, very soft 2 TB butter, very soft 1 cup powdered sugar 2-3 TB milk or cream ½ tsp vanilla extract Pinch salt Method Mix everything until smooth and spoonable. Adjust with milk so it gently drapes but does not run off. Finishing Once cookies are cooled or just barely warm, spoon or pipe icing over the tops. Immediately sprinkle sanding sugar in three distinct sections: Purple Green Gold Do not mix the sugars. The stripes matter. Storage Refrigerate due to cream cheese filling and icing. Bring to room temperature before serving for best texture.
Green_Frosting2721 on February 11, 2026 1:24 am This type of kitchen and cookie recipe makes sense to me! Thanks OP for the video and recipe!
lumbardumpster on February 11, 2026 1:33 am You have a thousand dollar blender, could you not get a bigger saucepan?! (These look good though.)
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Recipe below:
Mardi Gras King Cake Stuffed Cookies
Format: Stuffed cookie with chocolate cream cheese center, white icing on top, purple green gold sanding sugar
Yield: About 16-20 cookies
Portioning: 1-ounce disher
Bake: 350°F for ~14 minutes
Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling (make first)
Ingredients
8 oz full-fat cream cheese, very soft
1½ TB cocoa powder
1/4 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
¾ cup powdered sugar, to taste
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Method
Mix cream cheese until completely smooth.
Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Mix well.
Mix in cooled melted chocolate, vanilla, and salt.
Scoop or pipe small portions and freeze until rock solid.
This filling stays rich, chocolatey, and stable. It will not leak if frozen solid!!!!
King Cake Cookie Dough
Dry Ingredients
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
Wet Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
¾ cup butter (1½ sticks), room temperature
1 large egg
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1 TB milk or cream
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla. Mix well.
Add milk or cream.
Whisk dry ingredients together and add to dough just until combined.
Chill dough 20 to 30 minutes if soft.
Assembly
Scoop dough using a 1-ounce disher.
Flatten slightly.
Place one frozen chocolate filling portion in the center.
Seal completely and roll gently into a ball.
Freeze assembled cookies 20 -30 minutes.
Baking
350°F
Bake ~14 minutes
Edges set, centers soft
Cool on pan 10 minutes, then transfer
Do not overbake. These should stay plush.
White Icing (King Cake Style)
Ingredients
4 oz cream cheese, very soft
2 TB butter, very soft
1 cup powdered sugar
2-3 TB milk or cream
½ tsp vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Method
Mix everything until smooth and spoonable.
Adjust with milk so it gently drapes but does not run off.
Finishing
Once cookies are cooled or just barely warm, spoon or pipe icing over the tops.
Immediately sprinkle sanding sugar in three distinct sections:
Purple
Green
Gold
Do not mix the sugars. The stripes matter.
Storage
Refrigerate due to cream cheese filling and icing.
Bring to room temperature before serving for best texture.
This type of kitchen and cookie recipe makes sense to me! Thanks OP for the video and recipe!
You have a thousand dollar blender, could you not get a bigger saucepan?!
(These look good though.)
Did you hide a tiny baby inside one??