Molasses Sandwich Cookies with Coffee Cream | Searching4Zen

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. finely ground coffee or espresso
• 1 ¾ tsp. baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. ground allspice
• ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted, cooled
• ½ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
• ¾ cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling
• 1 large egg
• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 8 oz. blond chocolate, such as Dulcey, or milk chocolate, divided
• 2 oz. chocolate