Reviewed: May 19, 2013

Help! I melted the chocolate over low heat, and it looked so pretty. Oops, I forgot the butter. No problem, I thought, I would just add it in now. As soon as I did that, my creamy chocolate melt started to solidify. I have run into this problem before with chocolate fondue, and I have learned that more heat DOES NOT fix the problem. So I took my lumpy mixture off the stove, quickly added the other ingredients and beat to hell until it was smooth. Without any extra chilling, I dumped it (there was no pouring involved) onto the pan and coaxed it into a square level shape. Does adding the butter after the fact really matter that much? I don't even like mint chocolate, and I wanted to make these a gift to my husband for our anniversary coming up. Perfection seems to matter a lot more when you are giving away what you are cooking. I think they will taste okay, but I'm not sure what the texture will be like. :( I don't know how to rate this recipe, because clearly I screwed it up somehow.

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KymarahD

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2011

Absolutely delicious! I beat once, and followed others' suggestions to use more peppermint (2 tsp instead of 1). These were creamy and delectable!

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litgirl24

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

Living In: Montague, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2011

These are WONDERFUL!! I had to put them in the freezer so everyone would stop eating them so fast.

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schiersknits

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2010

I didn't have full milk chocolate, so I had to substitute for a little less than half with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Also, as per reviews, I added an extra teaspoon of peppermint extract. This was abslotely necessary!!!! For the Holidays you can melt white chocolate with red food coloring and green and drizzle over it. After they cooled, I melted more chocolate and spooned over them nicely. They looked very pretty and then on some I sprinkled some red or green sugar and some with little round sprinkles, they tasted good! Everyone loved them :)

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Vickygloz

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Flushing, New York, USA

Living In: Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2010

I used only one bag of semi-sweet and one bag of milk chocolate, but every time I make these they come out perfect. I usually receive them for Christmastime as a counter to my Aunt's rich fudge. I also used an 11x7 pan instead. They are a little thinner that way. Great taste and easy to make.

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DasHewz

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2010

I love this recipe! They came out creamy & delicious. My only suggestion would be to use good quality chocolate chips (the ones i=n the foil bag) & real butter. I will definitely make these again.

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cookiequeen

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

This is sinfully delicious!!

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Christine W.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ballwin, Missouri, USA

Living In: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2010

awesome!

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MLEACOCK

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

Overall, these taste great! But I had some difficulty with the prep. I substituted cocoa and vegetable oil for the unsweetened chocolate, which I think was a mistake. When I mixed the ingredients, it turned into a thick, hard-to-mix glop and I wound up literally burning up the motor in my hand mixer trying to mix it. The mixture eventually separated: part of it was an impossibly thick chocolate, and part was an oily, yellowish substance (the butter, maybe, or the butter and oil?). Since my mixer was dead, I had to beat it by hand, which didn't work at all. I spread the mixture in the pan and chilled it, then cut it into 1/2" squares. They weren't pretty, but they tasted great, so I dipped them in dark chocolate. Yum.... I would make this again, but I would not substitute any ingredients and I would use a heavy-duty stand mixer instead of a hand mixer.

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Meg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2009

I found this recipe about 7 years ago and I have been making them every Christmas. My son says they are "mandatory". These really are amazing...better than any fudge ever. They are so creamy and smooth, and the mint is not overpowering at all. We all love them. When it comes time to leave them in the fridge and hand-beat every few minutes, leave the blade from your mixer in the bowl - it's so much easier to use than trying to do it with a wooden spoon! I highly recommend this recipe -- easy and fantastic.

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