Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients

Cookie:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 sq. unsweetened chocolate (2 oz.), melted (6 tbls. unsweetened chocolate mixed with 2 tbls. butter or shortening)
1 3/4 cups Gold Medal Flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
**Note - If you use self-rising flour, omit salt and baking powder; bake 8 to 10 min.**
Peppermint Filling:
3 tbsp. cream (12% butter-fat)
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies:
Mix shortening, sugar, and egg thoroughly. Blend in milk and cooled chocolate. measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Blend flour, salt, and baking powder; stir in. Mold in smooth roll about 2" in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper; chill until firm, several hours or overnight.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. With thin, sharp knife, slice dough about 1/8" thick. Bake on lightly greased baking sheet 10 to 12 min. cool. Place two cookies together with a generous amount of Peppermint Filling.

Filling:
Bend cream and peppermint extract into confectioners' sugar. if desired, tint half the filling pastel green and half the filling pastel pink.