14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp peppermint extract
6 cups powdered sugar
24-32 oz semi-sweet choc. chips
4-6 tbs shortening (I didn't use this)

1. Combine sweetened condensed milk & peppermint extract.
2. Slowly add powdered sugar & beat.
3. Knead on a surface sprinkled w/ more sugar until dough is stiff (I had to use a lot of sugar so it didn't stick).
4. Add more sugar while kneading if the dough is sticky (again, I had to use a lot....the stiffer the better when it comes to the dipping part).
5. Roll small patties into a ball and then flattened on to paper. (Recipe says to cut 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch circles...if you don't want to use your hands, you can use a wine bottle cap)
6. Let the patties dry for at least 2 hrs on each side. They need to be really dried.
7. Melt chocolate
8. Dip patties in melted chocolates (I placed each one on a fork and lowered it into the bowl).

* For #6, I put the patties in the freezer to get them hardened enough.
* After #8, I put them back in the freezer to hardened them.

sounds good...ill have to try them out

OMG homemade peppermint patties!! I'm def. gonna try this tomorrow.

2 hrs later in the freezer, the patties weren't hard enough to w/stand the warm chocolate, so I'm just going to leave them in the freezer overnight (which someone else did and they came out just fine).

Ohhh, my sisters love those!! TFS!

those sound sooo good!!!

those sound real good and not too hard! ill defintely have to try.

thanks! :D

Sounds great! :hungry i wish i wasnt on a diet :grumpy

sounds yummy & easy! my kinda recipe! TFS

yUMMY!