Ingredients
- sandwiches-----
- 1/2 c Butter or margarine
- 1 c Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
- 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 ts Baking soda
- 1/4 ts Salt
- filling-----
- 2 1/2 c Confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 c Butter; softened
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 2 tb Milk
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Directions
Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until fluffy. In a separate
bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed
mixture. Shape dough into two 1 1/2" thick rolls. Wrap in waxed
paper. Chill for several hours. Place slices on ungreased cookie
sheet. Decorate by drawing the tines of a fork across each slice.
Bake at 375 F for 8-10 min. or until almost firm.
Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients except food coloring and mint
or strawberry extract. Beat until spreading consistency. If desired,
divide filling half - tint half pink and half green. Add appropriate
extract to each one. Cool cookies, then spread wrong side of cookie
and top with second cookie.
Makes 36 sandwiches.