Chocolate Christmas Log (Cookie Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies
2 cups whipping cream
sugar
chocolate shavings, for decoration
1/3 cup no-sugar-added peanut butter (optional)

Preparation

Whip 1 1/2 c of cream add sugar to taste (1/4- 1/2 cup).
Put a teaspoonful of sweetened whipped cream on a cookie, top with another cookie.
Add another teaspoonful and another cookie.
Repeat.
Place on one end of a flat rectanglar serving dish (or plate), with the cookies vertical.
Put a teaspoonful of cream on a cookie and add it to the end.
Repeat until all the cookies and cream are used in a log shape.
Coat with remaining cream and cover lightly in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate at least overnight.
When ready to serve, whip remaining cream and sweeten.
Recoat the log with the whipped cream and decorate with chocolate shavings.
To serve, cut on the diagonal.
For darker frosting color, add 1/3 cup unsweetened peanut butter to whipped cream mixture.