Name: Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Cookie Ingredients:; 2 sticks butter; 2 tablespoons shortening; 1 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 cup chocolate syrup; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Peppermint Filling Ingredients:; 60 hard peppermint candies (the little round ones); 4 sticks butter; 1 cup shortening; 12 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons vanilla

Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

Chocolate cookies filled with a rich, creamy peppermint filling! These are a huge hit with both kids and adults, and they are ideal for a cookie exchange! If you're an Oreo lover, try these without the peppermint for a delicious homemade Oreo! If you make BIG cookies, you'll get about 4 dozen, and if you make Oreo size cookies...you'll get 6 dozen. These will look like triple-stuffed Oreos...yummy!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 - 6 dozen sandwich cookies

Author Kristl Story, TheBudgetDiet.com

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:
2 sticks butter
2 tablespoons shortening
1 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Peppermint Filling Ingredients:
60 hard peppermint candies the little round ones
4 sticks butter
1 cup shortening
12 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla

Instructions

Cookie Instructions:
In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter and shortening.
Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder and chocolate syrup, let cool about 10 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and egg for 2 minutes.
Beat in the chocolate mixture.
Beat in flour, baking soda and salt until combined.
Drop by rounded teaspoons, 2 inches apart, onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Peppermint Filling Instructions:
Place peppermints in a zip top bag and add another zip top bag to prevent the bag from breaking.
Use a hammer to gently crush the peppermints.
Melt the butter and shortening.
Stir in the powdered sugar, vanilla and crushed peppermints.
Assembling the Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies:
Using a spoon, place a heaping tablespoon onto 1 chocolate cookie and top with another chocolate cookie to make a sandwich.