Wimpy Cheeseburger Cookies
I can has cheezburger?
I really owe this recipe to my soccer teammate Corby. He made little cheeseburger cookies like this for one of our soccer bbq’s a couple of years ago, and I have never forgotten them. Don’t they just look amazing? Anyways, in tribute to the usual culinary treats associated with the 4th o’ July, this week’s treat is fresh off of the grill.
These cookies are great for a few reasons. First, did I mention that they look amazing? Second, they require no cooking. Third, they taste surprisingly good for a cookie mash-up. So go make some already!
INGREDIENTS (makes 20 burgerz)
- 40 Nilla Wafers
- 20 Grasshoppers (or thin mints)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes
- 1 tblspn sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup vanilla frosting
- Red, Yellow, Green food coloring
DIRECTIONS
Start off by setting up your buns (aka the nilla wafers). Put half of them face up and half of them face down in two separate areas. The face up ones will be the tops. Bust open the egg and keep just the whites in a bowl. Using a small brush (or a papertowel all folded up if you don’t have one), coat the tops of the top buns with the egg whites. This will make them temporarily sticky. Before they have a chance to dry, sprinkle the sesame seeds on top, and press them down to set them. Set these buns aside to dry.
Now take your coconut flakes and shake them around in a baggie with a couple drops of green food coloring. The goal is for them to look like little shredded lettuce. Set these aside for now also.
In another bowl mix your vanilla frosting with a few drops of red food coloring and about 4X as many drops of yellow. Feel free to tweak the color to your desired cheese coloring. This frosting will act as both cheese on the burger, as well as the glue that holds the various pieces together. Once this is mixed up, grab your first grasshopper and put a dab of frosting on the bottom. The goal is to put enough to hold the bottom bun on, but not enough that the frosting visibly squirts out the sides. Press the grasshopper onto the bottom bun. Now add a much thicker layer of frosting on top of the grasshopper. This will be the cheese and it should be enough to be visible once the top bun is put on. Sprinkle some of the green coconut onto the cheese. Lastly, before you put the top bun on, add another small glue dollop onto the bottom of the top bun and press it into place. Repeat this assembly line for all of your cheezburgers.
Where is the cow this week? Who eats cheeseburgers with a glass of milk?
Ok, to make the dough start by combining the butter, sugar, and eggs in the mixer. Blend them up until they are nice and fluffy. Now add in the flour, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Finally, add in coconut flakes and mix them in well. Set the dough in the fridge for a while and take a break. You earned it!