Mint Chocolate Delights

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Mint Chocolate Delights
Yield: Makes 24 sandwich cookies
Ingredients:
1/2
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

1/2
cup granulated sugar

1/3
cup packed light brown sugar

1/3
cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

1
egg, beaten

1/2
teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2
cups all-purpose flour

1/4
cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4
teaspoon salt

2-1/2
cups powdered sugar

1/2
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

1/4
teaspoon salt

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
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 2
Starch 1.5


This recipe appears in: Mint