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Chocolate Mint Wafers

These festive cookies remind my family of after dinner mints. With my husband and our two children munching on these chocolaty treats with cool mint filling, a batch never stays around long. —Annette Esau, Durham, Ontario

45 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Green food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat
in milk and egg. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking
soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover
and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness.
Cut with a 1-1/2-in. cookie cutter and place 1 in. apart on greased
baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 5-6 minutes or until edges are

2 of 2

Chocolate Mint Wafers (continued)

Directions (continued)

lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Combine filling ingredients; spread on bottom of half of the cookies
and top with remaining cookies. Yield: about 7-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 99 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.