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Peppermint Patties

Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups icing sugar plus some to dust like flour
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract I think I'll use almost a tsp next time
  • 1 1/2 tbsp clear corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp shortening I don't think I like the taste though. I may try butter next time
  • 250 g of 70% chocolate. I used 2.5 I ate some =P Lindt bars. (100g each)

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine icing sugar, peppermint extract, water, shortening, and clear corn syrup. Mix until incorporated.
  • Knead into a clump on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Roll the "dough" between two sheets of parchment paper until it's about half a cm thick. Or do whatever you want really. Stick it into the freezer for about 15 minutes until it's firm.
  • Before you start cutting, dust both sides with powdered sugar or else you'll have a hard time peeling them off the parchment paper. Then use your cutter-outer-face-cream-lid/shot glass to cut out circles.
  • Put those into the freezer to chill. The colder/stiffer they are, the easier they are to dip into the warm chocolate. Otherwise it kinda sticks to your fork.
  • Melt your chocolate in the microwave (30 seconds, stir, 30 seconds, stir, 10 seconds, and you should be good). Cool down the chocolate a bit by stirring it, and then start dipping the patties. Shake off excess
  • Set the dipped patties on parchment paper and chill them in the fridge until set.