Taste of Home
Chocolate Mint Wafers
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 7-1/2 dozen.
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
Ingredients
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2/3 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup whole milk
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1 large egg
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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FILLING:
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2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1/4 cup half-and-half cream
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1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Green food coloring
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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 lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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3.
Combine filling ingredients; spread on bottoms of half of the cookies and top with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 99 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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