How To Make Peppermint Patties
To make these Christmasy peppermint patties, a soft and creamy peppermint center is coated with rich dark chocolate and topped with colorful sprinkles.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupsweetened condensed milk
- 1tsppeppermint extract,or more to taste
- ⅛tspvanilla extract
- 4cupspowdered sugar,plus extra for sprinkling
- 3cupssemisweet chocolate chips
- 2tspshortening
- ½cupholiday sprinkles
Instructions
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Place the condensed milk, peppermint extract and vanilla extract in the bowl of a mixer. Add half of the powered sugar and beat with a mixer on low speed. Gradually add the remaining powdered sugar. Beat until a smooth dough forms.
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Sprinkle powdered sugar over a piece of parchment paper. Place the peppermint dough on the parchment and sprinkle powdered sugar over the top. Roll into a ½-inch thick circle.
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Using a 1 or 1 ½ inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles from the dough. If the dough does not cut easily, simply place it in the freezer for a few minutes to firm up, then try again.
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Transfer the peppermint rounds to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and freeze for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Place the chocolate and shortening in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Cook at 30-second intervals until melted, stirring occasionally.
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Using a fork, dip the patties one by one in the chocolate, then place on a piece of parchment. Add sprinkles immediately. Let cool until set, then serve. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Calories: 308.86kcal
- Fat: 10.23g
- Saturated Fat: 5.94g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.38g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.45g
- Carbohydrates: 57.53g
- Fiber: 1.70g
- Sugar: 54.28g
- Protein: 2.22g
- Cholesterol: 4.34mg
- Sodium: 19.98mg
- Calcium: 45.84mg
- Potassium: 153.40mg
- Iron: 0.95mg
- Vitamin A: 9.50µg
- Vitamin C: 0.34mg
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