Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• For the filling -
• 2 ½ cup confectioner’s sugar
• ¼ cup butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoon milk
• Red food coloring
• Green food coloring

Directions

• Directions
• 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 ½” 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 minutes 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.