Cocoa- Mint Yo-yos

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Cocoa Mint Yo- yos

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/3 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 400.  In large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until softened.  Add sugar and beat until fluffy.  Beat in egg.  In mixing bowl stir together dry ingredients.  With mixer on low speed add half of the flour mixture and beat well.  Beat in the buttermilk and then the remaining flour mixture until well mixed.  Drop by rounded tsp about 3 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.  Bake 7-9 minutes until edges are firm and cookies are no longer shiny.  Move to racks to cool.  Mix up mint filling.

Mint Filling

3 cups sifted powdered sugar

6 TBSP butter softened

1/4 tsp peppermint extract

2 TBSP milk

3-4 drops green food coloring

In small bowl combine all and beat on low speed until smooth.  Add additional milk if needed until easy to spread.  

Assemble by spreading rounded tsp of filling on flat side of half of the cooled cookies.  Top with remaining cookies, rounded side up.