Chocolate-Mint Dream Sandwich Cookies
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (6 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 5 to 6 teaspoons 2% milk
- 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1-1/2 cups (9 ounces) dark chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons shortening
- 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Crushed candy canes
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0. Beat butter and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Beat in cooled chocolate and extract. Gradually beat in flour. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased
- . Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, mix filling ingredients. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a star tip. Transfer filling to bag; pipe onto bottom halves of cookies. Cover with remaining cookies.
- For glaze, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted, stirring every 30 seconds; add extract. Dip about two-thirds of each cookie into glaze, allowing excess to drip off; top with crushed candy canes. Place on waxed paper; refrigerate until set.
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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-mint-dream-sandwich-cookies/ (may not work)