Peppermint Patties

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• Chocolate Coating:
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 tsp peppermint oil (not peppermint extract & for internal use)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp evaporated milk
• 9 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tbsp shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Peppermint Patties:
Line cookie sheet with foil, smoothing out any wrinkles. Lightly dust foil with icing sugar. In a bowl, beat the sugar, butter, peppermint oil, vanilla and evaporated milk until combined. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until very creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer the batter to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge to chill until firm enough to roll onto balls (about 30-60 minutes). Roll the batter into 1" balls and place on the prepared pan. Flatten each ball with the palm of your hand until the patties are about 1 1/2" in diameter and 1/3" thick. Cover and place in the fridge until the patties are firm (about 1 hour).

Chocolate Coating:
Melt chocolate and shortening in a heatproof over pan of simmering water. Remove patties from fridge and dip in chocolate, one at a time. Let excess chocolate drip back into bowl and put patties back on foil. Once all are dipped, put back in fridge for 1 hour.

Store in fridge up to 1 month.

Makes 25 - 30 patties.