Cocoa Lime Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour and cocoa together.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 3 stir in the flour mixture.
• 4 using your hands, form the dough into two logs about 1 inch in diameter.
• 5 wrap each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for approximately 1 hour, or until firm enough to slice.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°.
• 7 unwrap each log and cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick. place on ungreased baking sheets.
• 8 bake for approximately 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are firm but not browned.
• 9 cool for 1 minute on baking sheets, then remove and place on racks. cool completely.
• 10 to make filling, place butter in a small saucepan and heat over low heat until melted.
• 11 continue to heat, stirring occasionally, until butter just begins to brown.
• 12 remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• 13 stir powdered sugar and lime juice into melted butter.
• 14 spread filling on half the cookies. top each with an unfrosted cookie and press down gently.