Chocolate-Filled Cookies with Peppermint Frosting

Name: Chocolate-Filled Cookies with Peppermint Frosting
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each); FROSTING:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; 3 to 4 tablespoons evaporated milk; 24 miniature candy canes, crushed

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"Baking is one of my favorite traditions around the holidays. These special cookies draw you in with candy-topped frosting and seal the deal with a chocolate center. —Deborah Puette, Lilburn, Georgia..."

INGREDIENTS

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2/3 cup shortening

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1 cup sugar

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1 large egg

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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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2 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each)

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FROSTING:

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2 cups confectioners' sugar

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

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3 to 4 tablespoons evaporated milk

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24 miniature candy canes, crushed

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