Double Chocolate Peppermint Pattie Cookies

OK, here you go Round One for Christmas Cookies!!!!  A definite winner.  This is a chocolate cookie dough wrapped around a York Peppermint Pattie.  And if you're lucky enough, you'll miss a complete seal so some of the peppermint will leak out of the side and you'll get an extra ooey, gooey, minty, chocolate mess that is (in the words of Mr. Food) "oh so good!!!!"  Sprinkle on a bit of colored sugar bits to dress it up a bit, like it needs that at all.  And for me, who really doesn't have a sweet tooth, well, let me just say I could make myself sick on these.  One after another after another.  Not only oh so good but a wonderful chewier texture.  This is one good cookie!!!

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT PATTIE COOKIES (Makes approximately 2 1/2 dozen)

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Chips (semi-sweet if you can't find the Dark Chocolate)
About 30 small York Peppermint Patties (buy them in the bag in the candy aisle...it's the personal size)
Decorator's sugar

Beat butter and sugar in large mixing bowl; add egg, milk, and vanilla, blending thoroughly.  Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.  Add to butter mixture, blending well.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Refrigerate dough about 1 hour (overnight is best) or until firm enough to handle (dough will be a bit soft).

Heat oven to 350.  Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper or Silpat.  Remove wrappers from peppermint patties.

Roll dough into 1 1/4" balls (22-24 grams on a scale).  For each cookie flatten ball slightly; press peppermint pattie into dough.  Mold dough around pattie so that it is completely covered.  Place on prepared cookie sheet.  Using knife edge press star design into surface of each cookie (I omitted this step); sprinkle with decorator's sugar.

Bake 12-14 minutes or until cookie is set; sprinkle with additional sugar, if desired.  Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.  Cool completely.