Cake Mix Grasshopper Sandwich Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 pkg. Devil's food cake mix
  • 1 Food coloring, green
  • 1 1/2 tsp Peppermint extract
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable shortening

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 2 tbsp Milk

Found on sixsistersstuff.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. Devils Food cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• For the frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
• Green food coloring

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together cake mix, eggs and shortening until well combined. The dough will be pretty thick.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, making sure they are all similar in size.
• Place dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
• Immediately transfer cookies to a cooking rack.
• To make the frosting, mix together butter, milk, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and as much green food coloring as desired (I used 8 drops) until smooth.
• Spread onto cooled cookies and sandwich together.