Tomorrow is a huuuuuge matchup for my Bills, so I really had to step up my game day cookies for my ESPN Radio crew! Our opposition is the Patriots! (Cue the Dr Evil laugh from Austin Powers) so, in the spirit of the holiday season and football, I present treat # 1 – chocolate cutout football sandwiches with a buttercream filling, colored green! I also found a chocolate extract to use in this recipe. If you don’t have it, you can always use vanilla

• Cookie ingredients
• 2 1/4 cups flour (scooped from,flour container into measuring cup. Do not pour directly into measuring cup and pack it in)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed into measuring cup)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp chocolate extract (or vanilla)

Directions -preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and extract., fold in dry ingredients. On floured surface, roll out to desires thickness and cut. I used one of my 2 football cookie cutters.

On. A cookie sheet that has been lined with non stick baking liners, stagger cookies on sheet. They don’t spread too much. Bake 8 – 10 minutes. Cool.

• Filling ingredients
• 2 tbs butter, melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• Milk
• Vanilla
• Green food color

Directions – mix butter and powdered sugar together. Add a tbs or two of milk. You may need to add more to get the desired consistency. If you add too much milk, add a little more powdered sugar., stir in vanilla then a few drops of food color. Spoon a tbs or two between 2 cookies. Store in covered container.