Delicate Mint Sandwich Holiday Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the frosting, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Spread filling over half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers. , In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Dip cookies in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth using a handheld mixer in a medium bowl. Add the flour slowly, mixing on low, until incorporated. Scoop the dough into a ball using your hands and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until the dough has firmed slightly, about 30 minutes. On a floured surface, roll the dough about 1/8-inch thick. Cut out as many rounds as possible with a small cookie cutter and transfer to ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between each cookie. Re-roll the dough scraps and repeat until all the dough is used. Use a smaller cutter, about 3/4-inch, or cut freehand with a small sharp knife to punch a small window out of half of the cookies. Place the cutouts on the baking sheets and sprinkle all the cookies and cutouts with the colored sugars. Bake until golden around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. For the filling: Place the sugar, butter, mint extract, food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon of water in a medium bowl and beat on medium speed until well combined and fluffy. Spread a thin layer of mint filling on the cookies without the windows and place the wafers with the windows on top. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar, if using, and serve the sandwich cookies with the cutout cookies on the side. Notes We truly appreciate fans' bringing concerns to our attention and are sorry for any less-than-positive experience, this recipe did test successfully as written. Times vary greatly depending on the type of oven you have, placement in the oven, brand of oven, and whether the oven is gas, electric or convection. Piercing or pricking the cookies is important as the ones we did not prick puffed up. Fans can also double the recipe if they would like to make more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cookies: Combine brown sugar, butter and water in large, heavy-duty saucepan.
• Cook over med heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted.
• Add chocolate bits; cook, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are set.
• Cool on baking sheets for 1 minute;.
• Remove unto wire racks& cool.
• Filling: Beat confectioners sugar, 1/3 cup butter and mint extract in large mixer bowl.
• Add milk until smooth and of desired spreading consistency.
• Spread about 2 teaspoons filling onto flat side of 1 cookie; top with second cookie, flat side down.
• Squeeze together gently.