Chocolate Mint Cookie Sandwiches

Directions

1. 1. To prepare cookies: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking pwdr and salt; set aside. In mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla till light and fluffy. Add in egg, then chocolate, beating well after each addition.
2. Stir in flour mix 1/2 c. at a time, blending well after each addition.
3. Divide dough in half. Form each half into a log 9 inches long and about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic and freeze or possibly chill till hard, 1to 4 hrs.
4. 2. Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking sheets. Cut chilled dough into 1/4inch slices. Arrange, 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Use a cookie stamp toimprint the tops of half of the rounds.
5. 3. Bake 8-11 min, or possibly till cookies just begin to brown on the bottom.
6. Cold on racks. While cookies are baking, prepare the filling. In a small mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar , butter, mint extract and 2 1/2 Tablespoons half&half. Beat at low speed till smooth, adding more half&half if necessary. Mix should be thick and creamy smooth.
7. 4. Spread a 1/8 to 1/4 inch layer of mint filling over the bottoms of the plain cookie rounds. Top with imprinted rounds to create sandwiches; pressdown lightly. Chill till filling is hard, about 20 min.
8. 5. To prepare glaze. In a small saucepan, combine chocolate and oil.
9. Warmover low heat, stirring occasionally, till mix is smooth. Pour chocolate into a small deep bowl or possibly 1-c. glass measure. Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper. Dip half of each cookie sandwich into meltedchocolate, shaking off excess. Arrange sandwiches on waxed paper and chill till chocolate is set. Store in an airtight container at roomtemperature 1 week; freeze for longer storage.