Chocolate Cookie Torte

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• additional sugar
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• chocolate sprinkles or chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in egg, yolk and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• 4 form into a long log; cut into eight equal pieces.
• 5 shape each into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 7 roll balls in additional sugar; place between two sheets of waxed paper.
• 8 roll each into a 6-in. circle.
• 9 remove top sheet of waxed paper; flip the circles onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 10 remove waxed paper; prick dough with a fork.
• 11 bake at 350°f for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 12 carefully loosen cookies and cool on paper towels.
• 13 for frosting, melt chocolate chips with half-and-half in a heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally; cool.
• 14 combine whipped cream and vanilla; fold into chocolate mixture.
• 15 layer cookies, spreading 1/4 cup frosting between each layer.
• 16 spread remaining frosting over sides and top.
• 17 decorate with chocolate sprinkles.
• 18 refrigerate overnight before cutting.