Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2012

I truly am not sure what I am doing wrong here. I used peppermint extract and followed the recipe exactly. I found that the consistency was very watered down and thin. I thought hmmm, let me just put in more powdered sugar to make it thicker. I ended up putting another 2 cups in. Still feeling something wasn't right I still went with it. Taking the advice of others I placed in the freezer hoping that it would firm up. It did a little but was still soft to where you could put your finger impression in it. After looking at the bottle of extract I saw it had over 80% alcohol in it so it wasn't going to set up in the freezer. I did like the way it smelled up my house . Maybe with peppermint oil this time. Hmmm very dissapointed. Didn't even get to use my chocolate!

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Ret_Vets

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Bend, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2012

I thought these were delicious! I gradually added in the powdered sugar after 3 cups. I ended up using about 3 1/2 cups I did not use shortening but I did use about 1 tablespoon of corn syrup to help with any dryness. I also used dark chocolate and about 1/10 of a bar of Paraffin Gulf Wax to help chocolate melt to my preferred consistency and prevent melting (come time to eat) too rapidly. I formed patties on wax paper. Placed a toothpick in each patty. Froze for 23-30 mins and when chocolate was nice and melted I dipped each patty and re-froze. :)

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Johanna0906

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2012

These taste way better than the ones you buy in the store and so easy to make (just time consuming). Next time, I think I'll try dark chocolate and I'll use a higher quality chocolate. I scorched the chips somehow so they came out pretty ugly. I suggest a double-boiler to avoid that.

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justynajd

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2012

These are really good, no doubt; but they are way to technical. I made them a while ago, they were gone so fast! So, i love them, but only after they were made. -- I'm looking for another recipe; Everyone keeps changing this one and it's confusing me now trying to remember what I did. 2 things I do remember: They took a long time to dry (don't forget to flip them 1/2 way, whenever that is). & I unintentionally used just 1 layer of chocolate. I just started sampling & asking for advice (lol). My family & friends said they were great the way they were. ... I hate adding more & more shortening to my chocolate. yuck. (Next melting, I'll use milk to thin, like a review suggested.) My lesson: these are really good, I think they take unnecessary work, & one might save some trouble & dipping if your chocolate is really thick. =)

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Amy Lauren

Reviewed: May 24, 2012

My husband loves these! I would definitely follow the advice to chill the patties for a bit before you dip them. The only other challenge for me was that the chocolate coating came out really thick. I guess that's not a real negative for most people :)

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aerratt

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

I make these all through out the winter. Every one loves them. I love them frozen.

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jenjen

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

I love thias recipe... Big hit with my family at the holidays. The one thing i changed is to let them dry on parchment paper rather wax paper. They do not stick to the parchment when you have to flip them and they dried better on there as well.

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Larissa

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2012

These did not work out very well. Someone in the comments suggested using cream or milk to thin out the chocolate, it immediately seized up on me. They white part stuck to the wax paper and dried before I could get them all dipped. Dipping was very difficult. I am not much of a candy maker, so not sure if I'll attempt these again. I had made them for my husband who was overseas and I vacuum sealed them and they were hard as a rock when they got there.

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PEACHES4ME

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Libby, Montana, USA

Living In: Enterprise, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2012

A hit at our house.

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911boxer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

Easy and delicious. A tip for dipping: Use spoons. If you pass the patty between two spoons, you can easily coat each patty in chocolate without it falling apart. I used large dinner spoons - worked like a charm!

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