Homemade Peppermint Patties

I saw these on Pinterest right before Super Bowl Sunday and thought the footballs would be fun to make for a party. I also decided to make regular peppermint patties because they are a bit less time consuming and taste just as good. I was surprised how well the texture turned out to be just like real Peppermint Patties. The only thing I’ll change next time is to add more peppermint extract because they weren’t quite minty enough for me. It’s a personal preference, of course.

This recipe is from Shugary Sweets

Ingredients

• 7 oz. jar of marshmallow fluff
• 10 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 5½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 bag of Wilton dark cocoa candy melts
• Partial bag of vanilla candy melts (depending on whether you make footballs and how many footballs you make)

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, combine Fluff, butter and extracts. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Initially, it seems like too much powdered sugar, but keep mixing until you get the peppermint patty consistency
• With about 1 tbsp of filling, shape into a ball and then slightly flatten for the patty shape. Put the patties onto a parchment lined baking sheet. If you want to make footballs, make an oval shape and slightly pinch the ends. Cover with Saran Wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours up to overnight
• Melt candy melts according to package instructions. Using a plastic fork (with the middle prong broken out), or your preferred dipping method, dip the peppermints into the chocolate. Allow the excess to drip off and place the patties (or footballs) back onto the parchment paper to set
• If you’re making footballs, melt the vanilla candy melts according to package instructions. Pour into a ziploc bag and cut off the corner. Pipe laces into the footballs

Football Peppermint Patties

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