Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 21 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter (land o'lakes recommended)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon mint extract or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350â°f.
• 2 combine brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter, and water in a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
• 3 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted (3 to 4 minutes).
• 4 add chocolate chips; cook, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and smooth (1-2 minutes).
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixture is smooth.
• 7 stir in all remaining cookie ingredients.
• 8 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 6-8 minutes or until set.
• 10 let stand 1 minute before removing from cookie sheets, and cool completely.
• 11 meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients except milk in a large mixing bowl.
• 12 beat at low speed, scraping bowl often.
• 13 gradually add enough milk to reach desired spreading consistency.
• 14 spread about 2 teaspoons of frosting onto flat side of one cookie; top with second cookie, flat side down.
• 15 gently squeeze together.
• 16 repeat with remaining cookies.
• 17 store well-wrapped, or in an airtight container.