Chocolate Mint Melt

Ingredients

130 gr butter
9 gr vanilla extract
1 gr peppermint extract
100 gr powdered sugar
250 gr flour
60 ml whipping cream
18 gr butter
280 gr chocolate
280 gr bittersweet chocolate
12 gr vegetable shortening
1990 cookiespreheat oven
2 baking shee using mixer
1/2 flour
1/2 dough a pastry bag fitted with
4 star tip
2 1/2 ovals with centers
1/2 apar repeat with remaing dough

Instructions

Transfer to paper towels and cool. Ganache:Bring cream and butter to simmer in heavy small saucepan. Add chocolate and stir until smooth. Mix in extract. Refrigerate just until firm enough to spread, stirring occaisionally, about 30 minutes. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil or parchment paper. Using a small spatula spread 1 teaspooon of ganache over flat side of cookie. Arrange ganache side up on cookie sheets. Refrigerate until firm. Coating: Melt chocolate and shortning together over double boiler until smooth. Remove from water. Grasping cookie by the edges, dip bottom of cookie into chocolate, place on cookie sheet chocolate side down. Repeat with remaining cookies. Chill until chocolate sets. ----