Chocolate Cookie Wafers

18 ounce pkg chocolate fudge cake mix
3 tbls shortening, softened
½ cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tbls water
non-stick cooking spray

Chocolate Coating
3 12 ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
¾ teaspoons peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening

Put the first 3 ingredients for the cookie wafers in a large bowl. Mix together while adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. On a floured surface, cool out some of the dough until it is about 1/16 of an inch thick. Use a 1/1/2” cookie cutter. Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the wafers from the oven and let them cool completely.
For the chocolate coating, combine chocolate ships with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave safe bowl. Heat for about 2 min on low power, stir, then heat for another minute or until smooth. Use a fork or tongs and dip each wafer in the chocolate, allow the excess chocolate to run off. Place the cookies on a wax paper lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm