Peppermint Patties
Cool mint patties covered in chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. These are a perfect holiday cookie and one that you can eat year-round!
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 218kcal
Equipment
- electric mixer or stand mixer
- candy dipper or fork
- large mixing bowl
- medium mixing bowl
- Wax paper
- cookie sheet
Ingredients
- 6 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 3/4 cups sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tablespoon peppermint extract
- 3 cups dark chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, using the electric beaters, beat the sweetened condensed milk and the peppermint extract until thoroughly mixed, about 2 minutes.
- While beating, slowly add the confectioner's sugar, cup by cup until thoroughly mixed. The final result will be a dough, similar consistency as cookie dough.
- Using your hands, roll a small amount of dough into a ball and place on the cookie sheet.
- Using your fingers, push the ball down so that it becomes a flattened disk about a half inch thick. Leave a 1/2 inch of space between the disks.
- Allow the disks to dry for approximately 3 hours. Flip the disks over and let dry an additional hour. They should be dry enough for you to handle them and they will not bend.
- In a medium-sized bowl, melt the chocolate candy melts and the vegetable shortening in the microwave using 20-second increments at half power. This should only take a few minutes.
- Using a candy dipper or a fork, dip each peppermint disk in the chocolate completely covering it. Place on a clean sheet of wax paper.
- Immediately pinch the sprinkles over the top of the peppermint patties.
- Allow to set for about 30 minutes before eating. Enjoy!
Notes
• Wax paper should be used. The peppermint disks will stick to parchment paper.
• If the disks are not dried out properly, they will fall apart when you
• If the peppermint disks are on the smaller size, it’ll take less time to dry out. If they are larger, more drying time will be required.
• If the peppermint disks are stuck to the wax paper, they are not dry enough and require additional drying time. Do not force them or they will crack.
• If the disks are not dried out properly, they will fall apart when you
• If the peppermint disks are on the smaller size, it’ll take less time to dry out. If they are larger, more drying time will be required.
• If the peppermint disks are stuck to the wax paper, they are not dry enough and require additional drying time. Do not force them or they will crack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 42IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg