Peppermint Patties I

Today, I was really tired at school and I kept dozing off even though I have tests next week. I decided that I should either stretch or eat something. I liked the eating choice so when I came home I started to make my peppermint patties for school tomorrow. These are really refreshing and really easy to make! I have two versions, one with only two ingredients and this one. I'll make my other one next time, but anyways, enjoy! (My lighting was really bad today because our lights are dimming, but I promise my next post's pictures will be better!)

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons of heavy cream
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extract
• 1/4 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter or shortening
• 8 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

Directions:

• In a large bowl, pour in your sifted powdered sugar, cream. and both of your extracts.                  

• If you're using your stand mixer, use the paddle attachment, and if your using a hand mixer, just be  careful of the powdered sugar. Make sure you have a really large bowl. If you don't have a stand mixer or a hand mixer, you can do this by hand with a whisk.
• Mix your ingredients until it is well combined and smooth. It should feel like a dry paste. Dry enough to handle, but not so dry it feels like clay. If your mixture is a little dry, they'll crack on the edges. If that happens, just add 1/2 tablespoon of cream.





• Make 30 balls of dough out of your 1/2 tablespoon on your parchment paper. Flour the bottom of your measuring cup with powdered sugar and press each ball until they are around an inch and a half in diameter. Chill them in the freezer for at least 30-45 minutes.








• In a clean bowl, add your chopped chocolates and butter. In a pot, fill it 1/4 way with water. Turn on the fire to low-medium and let it simmer a little.





• Put your bowl on top of the simmering pot and melt your chocolate and butter. It should look really glossy and smooth.





• Get our your circles from the fridge and immediately start to coat them with chocolate. Use two forks to do this. First, dip one patty in the chocolate, use one fork to quickly turn it over, then scoop it up and scrape the excess chocolate on the bowl. Put your fork down onto the parchment paper and use the other fork to   push it out of the fork.

• Chill it in the fridge for 30-40 minutes. Enjoy!

-Ellenia