Recipe - Chocolate Mint Sticks

COOKIE
2 Eggs
One half cup Melted butter
1 cup Sugar
2 ounce Unsweetened chocolate melted
One half teaspoon Peppermint extract
One half cup Flour
One half cup Ground almonds

PEPPERMINT FILLING
2 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Heavy cream
1 cup Confectioners sugar (sifted)
1 teaspoon Peppermint extract

FROSTING
1 ounce Semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon Butter

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan. Beat eggs. Add
melted butter and sugar. Beat well. Add melted chocolate and peppermint.
Beat. Add flour and nuts. Mix well. Pour ingredients into prepared pan and
bake 2530 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and set on trivet or rack to cool.

2. Prepare filling. In small bowl, thoroughly blend butter and cream. Add
sugar and peppermint. Mix well. Spread evenly over cooled baked layer.

3. Prepare frosting. Melt chocolate and butter together in small pan over
low heat.

4. When filling is completely firm, spread frosting mixture on top.

5 . Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Cut into Three fourths by 2 One fourth inch
strips.

from: _Cookiemania_