Chocolate Ganache Sandwiches

A recipe from my newspaper taken from Real Simple.

What could be easier of yummier? A chocolate lover's dream of perfection.

1 12oz. bag of semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups heavy cream
2 9oz. boxes of Nabisco Famous Chocolate wafers

Melt the chocolate chips in the heavy cream over low heat, sitrring occasionally until blended. Remove from heat and chill in refrigerator until cool but not firm.

Beat the chocolate cream (ganache) with an electric mixer for 3 to 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.

Assemble each sandwich with a few tablespoons of the ganache between 2 wafers. If you want to keep the wafer crisp assemble right before serving. Or you can acheive a more cakelike wafer by assembling them a day ahead and keeping them covered in the refrigerator.

Makes 30.

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