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