SWEETHEART COOKIE SANDWICHES

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Heart shaped cookies with peppermint flavor and a layer of chocolate in the middle. Delicious!!! And so pretty!!!

Provided by DEBBY R.

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15.2 g, Cholesterol 6.5 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 55.2 mg, Sugar 9.6 g