Mint Chocolate Delights
Yield: Makes 24 sandwich cookies
Ingredients:
1/2
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3
cup packed light brown sugar
1/3
cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1-1/2
cups all-purpose flour
1/4
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2-1/2
cups powdered sugar
1/2
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2
teaspoon mint extract
3
to 4 drops red food coloring
2
to 3 tablespoons milk or half-and-half
Preparation:
1.
For cookies, beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla; beat until well blended, scraping down bowl occasionally. Combine flour, cocoa and salt in small bowl. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Shape dough into 16-inch-long log. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
2.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets and line with parchment paper. Cut log into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Place slices on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
3.
For filling, combine powdered sugar, butter and salt in large bowl; beat until well blended. Add mint extract and food coloring; beat until well blended and evenly tinted. Add enough milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, to make filling fluffy. Spread or pipe filling on bottoms of half the cooled cookies. Top with remaining cookies.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie |
| Sodium |
55 mg |
| Protein |
1 g |
| Fiber |
<1 g |
| Carbohydrate |
27 g |
| Cholesterol |
30 mg |
| Saturated Fat |
6 g |
| Total Fat |
9 g |
| Calories from Fat |
42 % |
| Calories |
195 |
This recipe appears in:
Mint