step 1
Whisk All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 cups), Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder (3/4 cup), Baking Powder (1/2 tsp), and Salt (1 tsp) in a medium bowl to combine. Set aside.
step 2
Beat Granulated Sugar (1 cup) and Unsalted Butter (3/4 cup) in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
step 3
Add Farmhouse Eggs® Large Brown Egg (1) and Pure Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) and beat to incorporate about 1 minute.
step 4
Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients. Beat just until the dough comes together.
step 5
Divide the cookie dough in half and pat each into a disk; wrap tightly in plastic. Chill just long enough so that the dough is rollable and no longer sticky, about 30 minutes.
step 6
Working with one disk at a time, roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper until 1/8-inch thick. Slide onto baking sheets, still sandwiched between parchment, and chill until very firm, about 1 hour.
step 7
Place rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
step 8
Carefully peel away top sheets of parchment from the dough and punch out cookies with larger cutters. Punch out centers of half of the cookies with smaller cutters.
step 9
Carefully transfer whole cookies with a spatula to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1-inch apart.
step 10
Sprinkle remaining cut-out cookies with Sparkling Sugar (to taste) then transfer to another parchment-lined baking sheet.
step 11
Bake cookies until edges are set, 7–10 minutes. The cut-out cookies will require slightly less time in the oven, 6-9 minutes.
step 12
Let cool on baking sheets. Repeat process with scraps (if necessary, chill the dough again before punching out shapes).
step 13
Melt White Chocolate Chips (1/2 cup) and Tahini (2 Tbsp) in a bowl in a microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted (or melted in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water; do not let bowl touch water). Stir to combine.
step 14
Spread filling over whole cookies not quite to the edge, top with matching cut-out cookies. Enjoy!
