Peppermint Patties

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Combine the sweetened condensed milk and peppermint extract.

2. 2

   Slowly add the powdered sugar and beat.

3. 3

   Knead on a surface sprinkled with more sugar until dough is stiff.

4. 4

   (The stiffer the better when it come to the dipping part!) Add more sugar while kneading if the dough is sticky.

5. 5

   Roll 1/4 inch thick.

6. 6

   Cut into approximately 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch circles. If they are much bigger than that they fall apart when you dip them.

7. 7

   My girlfriend said she uses a screw-off wine bottle cap!

8. 8

   Let the cut patties dry for at least 2 hours on *each* side. They need to be really dry.

9. 9

   Melt chocolate & shortening it a double boiler; stirring constantly until smooth. Using 1 Tbls of shortening for every 6 oz. of chocolate. Keep chocolate hot for dipping.

10. 10

    Dip patties in melted chocolate. The method my friend has found to work best: she places them on a long 3-tined fork, puts them in the chocolate (it should be no more than 1 1/2 inches deep), flips them over to coat the other side, lifts them out again with the fork underneath the patty, shakes the fork to shake off the excess chocolate & then places the patty on waxed paper to harden.