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Christmas Peppermint Patties
Ingredients
1/4 cup softened
butter
1/3 cup light
corn syrup
2 tsp peppermint
extract*
3 cups powdered
sugar
3 drops
green food coloring
2 cups dipping
chocolate**
holiday
sprinkles if desired
Instructions
Combine
butter, corn syrup, extract and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix with an
electric mixer for about 3 minutes, until ingredients are well combined and are
holding together. Add green coloring and mix until evenly colored.
Remove
dough from bowl and break off about 2 teaspoon-sized sections. Roll into a ball
and gently flatten with your hands. Put patties down on a pan lined with wax or
parchment paper. Once all patties are made, place pan in the freezer for 10-15
minutes.
Melt
chocolate in microwave for 1 minute 20 seconds. Let sit for an additional
minute in the microwave. Remove and gently stir. Remove peppermint patties from
freezer. Use a fork or a handy Winton Dipping tool like I did to dip each patty
in the chocolate, flip to coat the other side, then tap to remove any excess.
Transfer chocolate coated patties to wax paper to cool. Drizzle with
contrasting chocolate and holiday sprinkles.
Store
in an airtight container, refrigerate if preferred but it’s not necessary.
Yields 40 mints.
Notes
*Add
1 teaspoon peppermint extract, then mix until well combined. Taste dough. If
you’d like them to be stronger, add an additional 1/2 to 1 teaspoon extract.
You can also use 2 drops of peppermint essential oil instead or even 2
teaspoons mint extract for a more subtle mint flavor. Think Andes Mints as
opposed to Starlight mints! ** I used 1 cup each of white chocolate and dark
chocolate, then also melted 5-6 chocolate discs in a small plastic baggie, then
cut the corner to drizzle. Use whatever chocolate you'd prefer!
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