Chocolate Sandwiches

Photo: flickr user jessicafm

Ingredients

Sandwiches-----

cup Butter Or Margarine

1 cup Sugar

1 Egg

1 teaspoon Vanilla

cup All-Purpose Flour

cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

teaspoon Baking Soda

teaspoon Salt

Filling-----

cup Confectioner's Sugar

cup Butter -- softened

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2 tablespoons Milk

Red Food Coloring

Green Food Coloring

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Shape dough into two 1 1/2" thick rolls. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill for several hours. Place slices on ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate by drawing the tines of a fork across each slice. Bake at 375 F for 8-10 min. or until almost firm.

Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients except food coloring and mint or strawberry extract. Beat until spreading consistency. If desired, divide filling half tint half pink and half green. Add appropriate extract to each one. Cool cookies, then spread wrong side of cookie and top with second cookie.

Makes 36 sandwiches.