Chocolate Peppermint Candies

My next door neighbor when I was kid made this exact mint recipe. However she did a couple of things different. Instead of shortening, she used about a 1/3 of a bar of wax. The type you use for canning in with chips when she melted them. The other thing she did different is make small balls instead of patties. She then stuck a toothpick into each ball and froze them just until they were a bit harder and the toothpick did not slide out. I do this same thing every time I make them and they turn out great and look like little chocolate bon-bons.

If you are looking for a good peppermint patty recipe you have come to the right place. These are great. Here might be some helpful tips: 1. if your dough is a bit on the crumbly side try rolling the balls with your hands slightly damp. be careful.. too much H20 and they will stick to your hands... just enough and it will help them keep their shape. 2. Some of the reviewers said they had problems with the patties falling apart or melting when they dipped it in the chocolate. I have two tips for this.. make sure the chocolate has cooled.. I would say at least 5-10 min. Also.. stick the patties in the freezer for a few minutes before coating them. I stuck the whole tray in and pulled them out a few at a time. I didn't have any problems with them falling apart or melting. 3. Finally I tried the chopstick idea for dipping the patties, but felt the sticks left marks in the surface of the chocolate...so I used a 2 pronged fork and it worked great for flipping the patties, for lifting them out and setting them down. It made it relatively easy. I made a double batch for Christmas and it made approximately 100 patties. Some of mine were too big though. These really taste wonderful!

These turned out just fine....like any typical Pepermint Pattie recipe they are a bit tricky and messy, yet these turned out very tasty, I disguised my rather messy chocolate coating by decorating them with white chocolate lines afer the milk chocolate had set....

I made these with my daughter's Girl Scout troop for a bake sale - they had fun shaping the patties. For dipping, smaller, thicker patties work best. Use chopsticks to handle the patties - we used kid-friendly type of chopsticks that are joined at the top. Drop the patties flat on the melted chocolate, then flip. Scrape excess chocolate off the bottom of the candy.

This recipe is simple and a crowd pleaser -- I've made it 3 times so far. The inside part does take time to dry as the recipe indicates -- it's better to increase the time to 2 hours per side if possible. Also, I'm not a very skilled dipper, so I make smaller patties (about silver dollar sized), and I dip first the perimeter, then each side, with drying time inbetween, and it looks nicer. I also add a bit of milk or cream to the chocolate for smoother dipping. These are way better than York peppermint patties!

What a simple yet impressive holiday recipe. I tinted the filling green for Christmas, and I'll try pastels for Easter. Be careful not too add to much sugar or they will be a little dry.

Well, this was an interesting thing to try. I wouldn't say it's an "easy" recipe, but it is straightforward and not complicated, though it's more time-consuming than anything else. Dipping the patties definitely required some trial and error, and I walked out of the kitchen more or less covered in chocolate, but it was a fun thing to try and the end result was tasty.

So easy! Great recipe. I used a fork to dip them and they looked great. I may make them a bit bigger next time, but other than that, they were perfect.

I found these to be very easy to make. I only refrigerated the patties for about 20 minutes before coating them, and they turned out just fine. Dark chocolate chips worked great! I think that the next time I will make them into smaller patties or balls, as the flavor is quite full and I think would be better enjoyed in a smaller portion.

This is a really good recipe. I made them for Christmas and everyone loved them. They're really easy too. If you are looking for a good peppermint candy recipe, try this one!