Candy Cane Kissed Peppermint Patties

Name: Candy Cane Kissed Peppermint Patties
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H40M0.000S
Yield: 12 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: 14 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg yolk; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract; 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon light cream; 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup crushed candy canes

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 40 min

Prep: 20 min
Inactive: 1 hr 10 min
Cook: 10 min

Yield: 12 sandwich cookies

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 40 min

Prep: 20 min
Inactive: 1 hr 10 min
Cook: 10 min

Yield: 12 sandwich cookies

Ingredients

14 tablespoons butter, room temperature

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract

3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon light cream

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup crushed candy canes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream 10 tablespoons of the butter with the sugars in a medium bowl, and then beat in the vanilla and egg yolk. Add the flour and cocoa and beat until smooth. Transfer the dough to wax paper and roll into a 10-by-2-inch log. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Slice the dough into 1/4-inch rounds and flatten gently on a baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, and then let cool 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cream the remaining 4 tablespoons butter with the confectioners' sugar, peppermint extract and 1 teaspoon of the cream until smooth. Spread about 2 teaspoons of peppermint cream each over half of the cookies and close with a plain baked cookie.
Melt the chocolate chips with the remaining cream in a small saucepan, adding more cream to make it smooth but not runny. Spread over half of the cookies and top with the candy canes while the chocolate is still wet.