Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Submitted By: RecipeRodeo.com
Recipe Type: cookie

Ingredients
½ C. shortening
½ C. sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp. milk
2 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1¾ C. flour
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
Peppermint filling:
3 tsp. milk
¼ tsp. peppermint extract
2 C. confectioners sugar

Instructions
Mix sugar, shortening and egg together thoroughly.
Blend in milk and cooled chocolate.
Blend flour, salt and baking powder and stir in.
Mold into smooth roll about 2 inches in diameter.
Wrap in waxed paper and chill until firm for several hours or overnight.
Heat the oven to 400
With a thin, sharp knife, slice the dough in ⅛ inch slices.
Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet fir 10-12 minutes.
Cool completely.
Place two cookies together with generous amounts of filling.

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[Reaper]

These sound delicious. If anyone wants to make me some, I'll PM them my address!

[Shadow]

Maybe we can do a cookie exchange with all of the members. Any interest?

[MaryParker]

MMMMMM! You are going to make me fat!