Sweetheart Cookie Sandwiches recipe
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup shortening ¼ cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons milk 1 cup rolled oats 2 drops red food coloring 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
Nutrition Info
- 98.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 15.2 gcholesterol: 6.5 mgfat: 4 gfiber: 0.4 gprotein: 1 gsaturatedFat: 1.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 55.2 mgsugar: 9.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Sweetheart Cookie Sandwiches
Directions
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In a large bowl, beat together shortening, butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and peppermint extract, beat well.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, add to shortening mixture alternating with milk and mix well. Stir in oats, add in just enough food coloring to make a pink dough. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Roll out dough on a lightly floured board, cut out cookies with a floured 2 inch cookie cutter. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for about 6 minutes. Remove cookies from sheet to cool.
Frost half of the cookies with frosting, top with remaining cookies, sandwich style.