Name: Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
Yield: Makes about 18 sandwich cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 large egg; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; 2 drops (or more) red food coloring; 1/2 cup crushed red-and-white-striped candy canes or hard peppermint candies (about 4 ounces)

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