We all have fond memories of eating yummy candies when we were kids. I was always a chocolate and mint fan. When all the other kids were choosing Reeses’ cups or Hershey bars I was busy drooling over the York Peppermint patties. Those were, and still are, my absolute favorite candy. I always enjoyed buying the big pattie, eating half, and placing the other half in the freezer for later.
My favorite were the miniature York Peppermint patties that my grandma would keep in her candy dish. You can imagine my delight when I came across this very easy-to-make recipe for copycat York peppermint patties. At first, I thought the recipe was going to be super, duper hard to conquer, but it wasn’t.
I made up a double batch of these yummy patties to give away at Christmastime. I’ll simply freeze the overflow until I’m ready to sue them. Enjoy!
Recipe and photo courtesy of Group Recipes.

Ingredients

• 1 (14−ounce) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon McCormick peppermint extract
• green or red food coloring, optional
• 6 cups Domino confectioners’ sugar
• Additional confectioners’ sugar
• 1 − 16 oz. Toll House bag semi−sweet chocolate chips

Instructions
In large mixer bowl, combine Eagle Brand, extract and food coloring if desired.
Add 6 cups sugar; beat on low speed until smooth and well blended.
Turn mixture onto surface sprinkled with confectioners sugar.
Knead lightly to form smooth ball.
Shape into 1−inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on wax paper−lined baking sheets.
Flatten each ball into a 1 ½−inch patty. Let dry
1 hour or longer; turn over and let dry at least 1 hour.
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave set on high for 2 minutes. Stir halfway through the heating time. Melt thoroughly, but do not over heat.
Melting the chocolate chips can also be done using a double−boiler over low heat.
With fork, dip each patty into warm chocolate (draw fork lightly across rim of pan to remove excess coating).
Invert onto wax paper−lined baking sheets; let stand until firm.
Store covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator.