Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

I just made a half batch of these, testing recipes for the one closest to York Peppermint Patties, which is my favorite candy. I needen't look any farther. I just blew up my stand mixer making dog biscuits, so I was hesitant to make a full batch with my little hand mixer, thinking the filling might be too stiff for it to handle. It was perfect. I make my own extracts and these are DELICIOUS using peppermint from my garden. I'm going to make a btch of peppermint easter eggs to send to my son, who is also a YPP maven. Can't wait to get his response. I hand dipped the patties and got the semisweet chocolate coating a little too thick on some of them. Next time I'm going to combine 2/3 semisweet with 1/3 milk chocolate to cut the flavor a bit. I will say, these are GREAT and as easy as can be. I had them mixed, kneaded, pinched onto cookie sheets and pressed in less than 30 minutes. Go for it...they're delicious.

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Cyn

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

I had a hard time dipping these, next time I will try and freeze them. They tasted great! Good recipe to make and freeze!

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elissalong

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kouts, Indiana, USA

Living In: Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

Excellent!! I used a mix of dark & milk chocolate chips w/ a little shortening instead because I'm not a fan of chocolate candy coating. I also added more peppermint - I like them strong! I experimented which turned out awesome: after I made the batch, I halved it. In one of the halves, I added a 1/4 cup dark chocolate baking cocoa, a tsp. more peppermint, and a splash of milk to get the right consistency. These double-chocolate patties turned out fantastic!! I was pretty unsuccessful at the dipping so I ended up just slavering each side with the melted chocolate. I used my finger to make swirl patterns. Turned out quite pretty!

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cmiller2011

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2011

Not my favorite kind. To dry and not very tasty. I think I will stick to the recipe with the cream cheese in it.

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LoveMexiFood

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2011

I have made the patties twice so far, and they have been great both times (especially frozen!) Following another review's suggestion, I used roughly half a cup less powdered sugar and they were the right balance between moist and dry/set. I also changed the milk chocolate to a semisweet and bittersweet chocolate blend. My fellow nurses on the night shift agreed that they were very refreshing at 3am!

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Caroline

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2011

All I have to say is amazing. First of all I did not use a tablespoon of peppermint extract. I used like 1 and a half because the mint that I had was too strong. I needed sugar into the dough until it was the right consistancy and then let them dry for a day. I dipped them in dark chocolate and they taste exactly like York's! We are fighting over them seriously.

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booksters

Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2011

Easy & great tasting! Keep well in the freezer, so one batch could last for several occasions!

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julie3002

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

These were Awesome!!! They were much better and the center was smoother than the ones you buy at the store. And they were super easy to make! I followed the directions exactly and I even let them dry out longer than the recipe called for and I did not have a problem with them being too dry. I did follow the advice to freeze them for about 15 mins before dipping in the chocolate and I used Ghirardelli's 60% Cacao choc chips. My only advice is to keep them small.. They are easier to dip and take out of the dip when they are smaller. I used a small melon ball scoop and broke that ball in half and rolled that into a ball and flattened. It was the perfect size. Next time I'm going to try making them w/ regular choc chips and white choc chips and I'll even try different extracts for the cream center. I'm going to have fun w/ these!

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GingerB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2011

Loved this recipe. Very easy to make...used Orange Extract for 1/2 of them and those were the best!! Will make all orange next year.

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SBG

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2010

These are better than any that you can buy in the store. However, you really need to make these small because a little goes a long way. I added a few tablespoons of corn syrup to the peppermint mixture because many reviews said they were dry. Then I rolled balls and flattened them. Then I froze the mints and dipped them while still frozen. I did not have any troubles with the mints melting.

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