Try out this sweet recipe for a delicious way to celebrate the holidays.

The holidays are all about spending time with loved ones, exchanging gifts, and eating delicious foods.   Looking for a new holiday dessert recipe to test out this year?   Then these festive candy cane cookie sandwiches are the perfect sweet treat to serve your guests.

Candy Cane Cookie Sandwiches

Ingredients: (for the cookies)

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup salted butter, softened
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• ½ cup milk, at room temperature
• 1 ¼ tsp. baking powder
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup cocoa powder

(for the peppermint frosting)

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 4 cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ tsp. peppermint extract
• water
• pinch of kosher salt
• red gel icing color
• 12 mini candy canes, crushed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 º F and line a cookie sheet with parchment.
2. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat sugar and butter just until smooth. Add egg and milk and mix until well combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together baking powder, flour, and cocoa, then add to wet ingredients and mix until combined.
4. Drop level tablespoons of cookie dough onto a prepared cooking sheet.
5. Bake until edges are set and centers look mostly done, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
6. Make frosting: Beat butter until smooth. Add half the powdered sugar and mix until smooth, then add vanilla and peppermint extract, 2 tablespoons water, and a pinch of salt and mix until smooth.
7. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth. (If frosting feels too thick, add 1 more tablespoon water.) Add red gel color to color frosting to your desired shade of red.
8. Assemble cookie sandwiches: Spread or pipe frosting onto one cookie, then add second cookie.
9. Place crushed candy canes on a plate and roll cookie sandwiches, so candy canes stick to the frosting. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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