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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies

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Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Bertha Bratt, Lynden, Washington

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Updated on Sep. 28, 2023

I got this recipe from my daughter years ago. I've taken these chewy filled cookies and the treasured recipe to many cookie exchanges.

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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies

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Yield: 2-1/2 dozen
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • filling:
    • 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 1/4 cup butter, softened
    • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
    • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
    • Dash salt
    • 3 drops green food coloring, optional
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, water and chocolate chips. Cook and stir over low heat until chips are melted; cool. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture.
  2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, milk, extract, salt and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 213 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 187mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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