Learn how to make the best ever chocolate mint sandwich cookies!

This recipe is perfect forChristmas cookie exchangesand holiday gifting.

Have you ever made sandwich cookies before?

chocolate mint sandwich cookies

Ive got a real treat for you today.

Aunique cookiethat is perfect for just about everything around Christmas: a regulardessert, neighbor gifts,cookie exchanges.

It was very easy to jump into thesechocolate mint sandwich cookies.

peppermint sandwich cookies

After thechocolate chip sandwich cookiesmodeled after my favorite Double Doozies, a mint and choco combination was definitely next.

Im not typically a chocolate and mint girl but I make exceptions for two things cookies and ice cream.

Mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream.

chocolate peppermint sandwich cookies

And these confections are a translation of that, right from your dessert bowl into your cookie jar!

The sweet and creamy peppermint frosting perfectly balances the rich cocoa flavor.

Theyre made with simple ingredients and will be done in no time.

mint sandwich cookies

Heres what youre going to need for these chocolate mint sandwich cookies.

Be careful not to overbake your cookies.

They should be slightly firm to the touch but still soft in the center.

mint filled cookies

They will continue to firm up as they cool.

These cookies will stay fresh for 3-4 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

you’re able to also freeze them in an airtight container for two three months.

Preheating the oven

Add the flour, butter, sugar, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda to a large bowl

Chocolate sandwich cookie dough formed in a bowl

Two inch round cookies cut out of dough

Baked chocolate cookies with mint icing

Add Powdered Sugar and Vanilla

formed mint frosting in a ceramic bowl

Mint icing spread onto chocolate sandwich cookies