Chocolate Mint Wafers

Name: Chocolate Mint Wafers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 7-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup whole milk; 1 large egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; FILLING:; 2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup half-and-half cream; 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Green food coloring

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Total Time:Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Annette Esau, Durham, Ontario

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 21, 2022

These festive cookies remind my family of after dinner mints. With my husband and our two children munching on these chocolaty treats with cool mint filling, a batch never stays around long. —Annette Esau, Durham, Ontario

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Chocolate Mint Wafers

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Yield:about 7-1/2 dozen

Prep:30 min

Cook:5 min

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Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
filling:

2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Green food coloring

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Directions

1
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and egg. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

2
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 1-1/2-in. cookie cutter and place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 5-6 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
3
Combine filling ingredients; spread on bottoms of half of the cookies and top with remaining cookies.