tiramisu cookies with mascarpone & coffee liqueur frosting

Name: Tiramisu Cookies with Mascarpone & Coffee Liqueur Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients: 0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened; 0.5 cups light brown sugar, packed; 0.25 cups granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp instant espresso powder; 0.25 tsp salt; 4 oz mascarpone cheese, cold; 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (for frosting); 1.5 cups powdered sugar; 3 tbsp coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa); 1 tbsp cocoa powder (for dusting)

These decadent cookies capture the essence of the classic Italian dessert in handheld form. Featuring a soft, cake-like coffee-infused base, they are topped with a rich mascarpone frosting spiked with a generous amount of coffee liqueur and finished with a dusting of cocoa powder. Perfect for coffee lovers.

recipe by

eve

dessertItalian-American12 servingsvegetarian

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•0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened
•0.5 cups light brown sugar, packed
•0.25 cups granulated sugar
•1 large egg
•1 tsp vanilla extract
•1.5 cups all-purpose flour
•1 tsp baking powder
•1 tsp instant espresso powder
•0.25 tsp salt
•4 oz mascarpone cheese, cold
•2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
•1.5 cups powdered sugar
•3 tbsp coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa)
•1 tbsp cocoa powder (for dusting)