INGREDIENTS
For the Chocolate Wafers
1 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
unsweetened Dutch process cocoa (I used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)
1 tsp
baking soda
1/4 tsp
baking powder
1/4 tsp
salt
1
to 1 1/2 cups sugar [see recipe note]
1/2 cup
plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) room-temperature, unsalted butter
1
large egg
For the Filling
1/4 cup
room-temperature, unsalted butter
1/4 cup
vegetable shortening
2 cups
sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp
vanilla extract (I used clear vanilla extract)
Optional- Gel dye