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Homemade Fudge Rounds Recipe

Homemade Fudge Rounds

Rahat
There’s something magical about biting into a Homemade Fudge Round—soft, chewy cookies sandwiching a rich, velvety filling. In just 37 minutes, you can create a batch of these decadent cookies, perfect for sharing or savoring solo.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 15 large sandwich cookies
Calories 403 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ⅔ cup natural cocoa powder
  • 1 ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk room temperature
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Chocolate Frosting Filling

  • ¾ cup butter softened (1 ½ sticks)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar divided
  • 4 ½ Tablespoons natural cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons heavy cream divided
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Stripes

  • 1 cup milk chocolate melting wafers or you may substitute 1 cup milk chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F (177C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.
  • Cut butter into Tablespoon-sized pieces and place in a large microwave-safe bowl.  10 Tablespoons (142 g) unsalted butter
  • Microwave in 15-second increments (stirring between) until butter is completely melted. Stir in cocoa powder until completely combined. Make sure the butter/cocoa is no longer warm to the touch before proceeding with the recipe.⅔ cup (60 g) natural cocoa powder
  • Add sugar and stir well.1 ⅔ cup (365 g) sugar
  • Add eggs, vanilla extract, and water.  Stir well.2 eggs + 1 egg yolk, 1 ½ Tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.1 ⅓ cup (170 g) all-purpose four, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, stirring until completely combined.
  • Scoop cookie dough by 1 ½ Tbsp-sized scoops and drop by rounded spoonful onto prepared cookie sheet, placing cookie dough scoops at least 2" apart.
  • Bake on 350F for 10-12 minutes.  Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet before filling.
  • FrostingIn a stand mixer, beat butter until well-creamed.¾ cup (170 g) butter
  • Add 1 cup of sugar and cocoa powder.  Sprinkle in salt.  Stir until combined.3 cups (375 g) powdered sugar, 4 ½ Tablespoons (25 g) natural cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Add 2 Tablespoons of heavy cream, stir well.6 Tablespoons (88 ml) heavy cream
  • Add another cup of sugar and stir, followed by 2 more Tablespoons of cream.  Repeat with remaining sugar and cream, and then stir in vanilla extract.½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pair off your cooled cookies into sandwich pairs, and then generously spread or pipe frosting/filling onto the bottom of one cookie, sandwiching with the bottom of another, until all cookie pairs are filled.
  • Melt chocolate melting wafers according to package instructions (or, if using milk chocolate chips and shortening, microwave chips and shortening at 15-second increments, stirring well in-between), until chocolate is completely melted.  1 cup (150 g) milk chocolate melting wafers
  • Pour chocolate into small Ziploc bag and snip a small piece out of the corner.  Pipe melted chocolate over cookies.  Allow chocolate to harden before serving (melting wafers chocolate will harden much faster than chocolate chip/shortening chocolate).

Nutrition

Calories: 403kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 2gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 305mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 605IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate fudge, dessert recipe, easy baking, fudge rounds, homemade cookies
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