Perfect Peppermint Creams...

I worked with someone last week, who loves peppermint and chocolate...so I thought I'd make these gems to make work just that tiny bit better! I used star cutters because that is the only mini shape I have!! So you can make them any shape, I think round is traditional.......again from chelsea.co.nz.

Ingredients

Biscuit
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup Chelsea Icing Sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
125g butter
1/4 cup milk

Peppermint cream
50g butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup Chelsea Icing Sugar
1/4-1/2 teaspoon peppermint essence, to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C for fan forced.

Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa powder until combined.
Add butter and mix until it resembles fine crumbs. Add milk slowly until the dough comes together in small clumps. Roll dough into a ball and then roll out on a floured surface.
Cut as many rounds as you can. Making sure there is an even amount. Cut a center from half the rounds.
Place the rounds on a tray and bake for 12 minutes then cool on a wired tray.

Peppermint cream
Using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add peppermint essence then beat until well combined.

Sandwich the Biscuits with the cream.