Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies

My gingerbread sandwich cookies are soft, chewy, and perfectly spiced with a delectable, smooth and creamy filling. A fun twist on the festive classic and a stunning, sparkly addition to any cookie tray!

Perfectly spiced, thin, soft and chewy cookies sandwiched around the most delectable (and not too sweet!) buttercream frosting, these gingerbread sandwich cookies are my new holiday favorite (and they look stunning on a Christmas cookie tray beside other seasonal favorites like sugar cookies and peppermint bark cookies!).

• ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (100 g) dark brown sugar firmly packed
• ¼ cup (60 ml) unsulphured molasses
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 large egg room temperature preferred
• 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon table salt
• ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar for rolling

• 3 oz (85 g) white chocolate finely chopped
• ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup (125 g) powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of table salt about 1/16th teaspoon