New Viral Tiramisu Cookies

This easy tiramisu cookie recipe is a delightful twist on the classic Italian dessert. It combines espresso powder with sweet mascarpone frosting topped with cocoa powder. No matter how or where you eat them, everyone will love them!

Why this is the best Tiramisu Cookies recipe

It is the most delicious - This recipe only uses the highest quality ingredients and the best technique to provide the most delicious, tender tiramisu cookies.
It is easy to make - The instructions are simple, easy to follow, and require no special expert skills. Even beginners can make it!
No fancy ingredients or equipment is required - You can find all the ingredients needed for this recipe in your pantry or local grocery store. Likewise, no special or professional equipment is needed.
It is a thorough, detailed guide - Unlike other tiramisu cookie recipes that are very short and speed through the steps, this one dives into the details and the science behind baking flawless cookies every time.

Ingredients

You will need some basic cookie ingredients to make this recipe, such as butter, sugar, flour, and an egg. Mascarpone is the key ingredient for the tiramisu frosting, along with heavy cream and powdered sugar. For a printable recipe card, visit the original Tiramisu Cookies recipe.

How to make this recipe

1. Step-by-step process of making the Cookies

Use an electric hand mixer to whip the room-temperature butter with brown and granulated sugar. Whip for a few minutes.
Mix in the room-temperature egg just until combined.
Sift in the dry ingredient; flour, espresso powder, salt, and baking soda. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the dry ingredient mixture with the egg and sugar mixture just until combined. Do not overmix.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Divide the dough into ten evenly-sized balls and place them onto the parchment paper. A digital scale will come in handy to ensure equal sizes. I recommend baking only five cookies per sheet to provide sufficient space between each cookie to spread.
Place the lined baking sheets in the refrigerator and let the cookie dough rest for an hour.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 175 C / 350°F. Do not use a fan.
Once the cookies have chilled for a full hour, place them in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the cookies and let them rest for a few minutes. Then, carefully remove them from the parchment paper and move them to a cooling rack to continue cooling. The cookies will continue to set as they cool.
Once the cookies have completely cooled, prepare the frosting.

💡 Top Tip: For a nice, crackly cookie surface, do not soften the surface of the tiramisu cookie balls. The rougher the dough, the more crackly the surface will appear!

Tiramisu cookies before and after baking.

2. How to make the Mascarpone frosting

For more details regarding ingredients and method, visit my mascarpone frosting recipe.

Place cold heavy cream, mascarpone, and the sifted powdered sugar into a bowl.
Start whipping the mixture using the electric hand mixer.
Whip for just 2-3 minutes until it becomes fluffy.

💡 Top Tip: Do not overmix, or the frosting will become runny. During the mixing process, it is crucial to observe the cream to avoid overmixing it.

3. How to make and assemble

Move the mascarpone frosting into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle tip. I recommend using a Wilton 2A Round nozzle tip.
Pipe the frosting on top of the cookies.
Just before serving, dust the cookies with a generous amount of cocoa powder.

💡 Top Tip: Wait until you plan to serve the cookies before dusting the frosting with the cocoa powder. If you do it too soon, the cocoa powder could melt into the frosting.

Expert tips

Always use room-temperature butter and egg for the best results and easy incorporation into the recipe. It is also best to first sift the flour and powdered sugar to remove lumps.
Do not skip the chilling time in the recipe, as they may result in very flat cookies.
For gooey, fudgy cookies, remove them from the oven as soon as they reach the end of the baking time.
To avoid having the cocoa powder melt into the frosting, dust the cookies with cocoa powder just before serving them.

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