Chocolate Peppermint Pizzelle Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar or 1 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, cooled to room temperature
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookies
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract

Recipe

• 1 cookies:.
• 2 whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, and salt together in a large bowl.
• 3 in another medium bowl, briskly whisk the eggs, sugar and melted butter together until smooth and evenly combined.
• 4 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture.
• 5 gradually whisk the liquid into the flour to make a thick batter.
• 6 when the pizzelle batter starts to clump up in the whisk, switch to a rubber spatula to finish mixing it together.
• 7 (if you have a large pastry bag, put a big round tip in it, and fill with the pizzelle batter.)
• 8 preheat a pizzelle iron until a drop of water sizzles on the hot surface, about 10 minute
• 9 lightly spray the hot surface with nonstick cooking spray.
• 10 pipe or spoon about a tablespoon of the batter into the center of each cookie imprint.
• 11 close the iron and cook until whiffs of steam comes from the iron, about 30 to 45 seconds.
• 12 open and remove cookie from the iron, cool on a rack.
• 13 repeat with remaining batter.
• 14 filling:.
• 15 put the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl.
• 16 cover and microwave on medium power until soft and melted, about 3 minutes depending on the power of your oven; stir until smooth.
• 17 alternatively, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
• 18 bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan (without touching the water).
• 19 stir occasionally until melted and smooth. stir in mint extract.
• 20 to serve pipe a tablespoon of the mint filling into the center of half the cookies.
• 21 top with another cookie and press to make a sandwich.
• 22 serve now or keep tightly covered for up to 1 week.