As mentioned previously, Ashbash and I were lucky judgers in the News and Observers Holiday Cookie Contest.
I know you are jealous, and yes, it was a wonderful sugar overload.
A couple of recipes really stood out though, and after making some of my chocolate peppermint cupcakes, I decided to put the leftover frosting to good use with one of the recipes.
Ashley suggested I make a chocolate cookie sandwich with the leftover peppermint frosting, so I did, using this recipe for World Peace Cookies. They are a chocolate slice and bake and thus pretty easy to make with the handy-dandy-stand mixer. Though next time I might consider adding an egg, they could use the extra binding I think.
So, follow the recipe, or maybe add an egg (I'll update you once I test out the adapted recipe),
Slice up the log:
Bake up the cookies and let cool:
And then, apply a smear of frosting to one cookie, and top with another,
ta-da:
Peppermint frosting (full) recipe:
This recipe frosted 9 big cupcakes, 24 mini cupcakes, and 12 sandwich cookies
15 Tablespoons of unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Beat butter in the bowl of a standmixer, adding in sugar by the half-cup. Once all the sugar is incorporated add in the vanilla and peppermint extract to taste.
I also like to stir in some crushed up candy canes for good measure.
Hope you keep the holiday spirit alive a little bit longer!
xoxo
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