peppermint sandwich cookies
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Chocolate Cookies (from epicurious)
makes about 36
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process–I used regular and ended up with lighter dough, pictured up top)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 large egg
Sift together flour, cocoa, and salt.
Use an electric mixer to beat sugar and butter until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended. Wrap dough and refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silpats. Scoop dough by tablespoonfuls and use your palms to roll into smooth balls. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Using a small square of wax paper and the bottom of a glass, flatten each ball to a 2-inch round.
Bake until cookies no longer look wet, about 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
Peppermint Buttercream
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2-3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract, to taste
2 drops (or more) red food coloring
1/2 cup finely crushed candy canes (about 4 ounces)
Use an electric mixer to beat powdered sugar and butter together until fluffy. Add peppermint extract and food coloring.
Spread a heaping teaspoon of buttercream evenly over a cookie, then top with another cookie; press together gently to squeeze buttercream all the way to the edges. Roll edges in crushed candy canes.
*Cookies can be stored in container at room temperature up to 3 days or frozen up to 2 weeks.
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