Description

These Peppermint Patties are easy to make and perfect for the holidays! A creamy, tender peppermint filling is wrapped in a layer of semi-sweet chocolate and a smattering of colorful sprinkles! And all you need is 7 ingredients!

Ingredients

3 tbsp (42g) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 tbsp (45ml) light corn syrup
1 tsp peppermint extract
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups (288g) powdered sugar
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate*
1 1/2 tsp shortening
Sprinkles, optional

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Instructions

Add butter, corn syrup, peppermint and vanilla extract and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and beat until combined. It will be crumbly at first, but then come together.
Use your hands or a spatula to help it come together to form a cohesive ball. It shouldn’t be sticky and should hold together well and easily, but still be soft and easy to work with. The texture reminds me of fondant.
Roll the dough out between two pieces of parchment paper, about ¼ inch thick.
Remove the top layer of parchment paper and use a round cutter (I used a biscuit cutter) to cut out the patties. My cutter was 1 ¾ inches in size. The number of patties you get will vary depending on the size of your cutter.
Place the patties on a parchment lined baking sheet or similar and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
Add the chocolate and shortening to a medium sized bowl and heat in 15-20 second increments, stirring between each, until fully melted.
Dip each patty into the melted chocolate one at a time. I used a fork to dip them. Let the excess chocolate drip off and gently scrape the bottom of the fork along the top of the bowl, if needed. Set the dipped patties on parchment paper to dry.
After dipping all the patties, use the remaining chocolate to drizzle over the patties and add sprinkles, if desired.

Notes

To store: Once the chocolate has fully solidified around the peppermint patties, seal them in an airtight container with parchment paper separating any layers and keep them in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Chocolate: For the chocolate coating, feel free to use chocolate chips, a high quality baking bar or a chocolate candy coating, like Ghirardelli melting wafers, which come in three flavors. If you use the melting wafers or a candy coating, you shouldn’t need the shortening.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 174
Sugar: 28.5 g
Sodium: 2.7 mg
Fat: 7.7 g
Carbohydrates: 30.5 g
Protein: 1.2 g
Cholesterol: 4.6 mg