Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5/8 cup unsalted butter, softened (10 Tbls.)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
  • 6 ounces fresh raspberries (1 1/2 cups)
  • 7 1/2 ounces best quality white chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350*.
  • Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • Mix butter, and 1 1/2 cup gran. sugar, with mixer on medium high speed till pale and fluffy.about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add egg, extract and vanilla seeds.mix well till smooth. Reduce speed to low.
  • Gradually add flour mixture.Mix till well combined.
  • Scoop batter using a 1" ice cream scoop, space about 2" apart on sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake cookies 4 minutes. Remove sheets from oven and gently tap baking sheets to flatten cookies---return to oven, switching positions and bake till cookies are set--4-6 minutes more.
  • Let cool on parchment paper on wire racks.
  • Puree raspberries and remaining 2 tsps sugar in a food processor. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a small bowl.press to extract all juice.
  • Discard seeds.
  • Melt white chocolate in heatproof bowl over simmering water.
  • Remove from heat, whisk in cream, in a slow stream.
  • Whisk in reserved raspberry mixture. Chill for 30 minutes.
  • When cookies are cooled, spread about 1 tsp raspberry cream on undersides of cookies.top with matching cookie half.
  • Store at room temperature in airtight container for up to 2 days.