Perfect Peppermint Patties
Author/Submitted by: Morris Hymes <mhymes@DC.INFI.NET> Servings: 60 Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
Pound
Confectioner's Sugar 3
Tbsp
Butter Or Margarine,
softened
2
To 3 Tsp
Peppermint Extract 1/2
Tsp
Vanilla Extract 1/4
Cup
Evaporated Milk 12
Ounces
Semisweet Chocolate Chips,
(2 cups)
2
Tbsp
Shortening
Directions:
In a bowl, combine first four ingredients. Add milk and mix well. Roll
into 1-in. balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Chill for
20 minutes. Flatten with a glass to 1/4 in.; chill for 30 minutes. In a
double boiler or microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening.
Dip patties; place on waxed paper to harden.
Yield: about 5 dozen.
David, here's a chocolate recipe I tried for my Cookie Exchange
party last year and these patties are really tasty. The recipe came
from the Dec. '94 issue of "Taste of Home" magazine.
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