sweetheart cookie sandwiches

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting

Recipe

• in a large bowl, beat together shortening, butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. add egg and peppermint extract; beat well.
• sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to shortening mixture alternating with milk and mix well. stir in oats; add in just enough food coloring to make a pink dough. cover and chill for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• roll out dough on a lightly floured board; cut out cookies with a floured 2 inch cookie cutter. place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• bake in preheated oven for about 6 minutes. remove cookies from sheet to cool.
• frost half of the cookies with frosting; top with remaining cookies, sandwich style.