Growing up in a portuguese household, snacks were mainly bread, yogurt, cheese, or whatever your grandma happened to make that day. How I envied my friends and their pantries filled with all those beautiful colored packs of chips, pop tarts and so many kinds of candy.

However, there was one kind of cookie that we always add around the house, Milano cookies, my dads favorite!

Thinking back, I was the lucky one compared to my friends. The chocolate sandwich cookie was my go to treat for an after school snack or dessert. Today, Milano’s have come out with a variety of flavors but my ultimate favorite, aside from the original, are the mint Milano’s! Chocolate and mint are just classic flavors, and sandwiched between two sweet and crispy cookies, is the ultimate treat!

This recipe sends me right back to being a kid sitting at my kitchen table…

It's made with a shortbread dough and a chocolate ganache filling to which I added mint extract to. Join me at my kitchen table, and enjoy the nostalgia!