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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies

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

15 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, cubed
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
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 milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 drops green food coloring, optional
Dash salt

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, water and
chocolate chips. Cook and stir over low heat until chips are melted.
Cool. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and
salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking

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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to
wire racks to cool.
In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, milk, extract
and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Spread on the bottoms
of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Yield: about
2-1/2 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Facts: 1 sandwich cookie equals 424 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 392 mg sodium, 72 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.