Bunny Llewellyn was given Honorable Mention in the Winston-Salem Journal’s 2007 Holiday Cookie Contest!

As article says, “Lllewellyn’s Chocolate Double Delights, won over the judges with its filling, which adds just the right amount of peppermint to complement the chocolate.” Read the full article.

Those of us who have tasted Bunny’s delicious cookies, personally think she should have taken home the big prize, but there’s always next year!

Here’s the recipe:

Chocolate Double Delights

Honorable mention submitted by Bunny Llewellyn. People who want less mint taste may wish to start with ⅛ teaspoon extract and taste the filling before adding more.

Cookie:

1½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar

¾ cup butter

2 tablespoons water

1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate morsels

2 eggs

3 cups sifted flour

1¼ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Peppermint cream filling:

3 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided use

⅓ cup softened butter

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon plus 3 drops peppermint (or spearmint) extract

¼ cup milk

1. To make the cookies, heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over moderate heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted.

2. Remove pan from heat and stir in water and chocolate morsels. Stir until chocolate has melted. Beat in eggs.

3. In a bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together until well combined. Gradually add flour mixture to chocolate mixture.

4. Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until firm around the edges. Cool on a wire rack.

5. While cookies cool, make the filling. Combine 1 cup of the confectioners’ sugar with the butter, salt and mint extract. Beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups confectioners’ sugar and milk, alternating small amounts of each, and beating well with each addition.

6. Spread a little filling on a cookie bottom, then make a sandwich with a second cookie, bottom side next to the filling. Repeat until all cookies are used.

Makes about 4 dozen.