Patty Saveurs

Instructions:

In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the powdered sugar, soft butter and evaporated milk, start by mixing on low heat then increase the speed to high and beat until the batter is soft and creamy, about 3 minutes, then add the vanilla extract, whisk to incorporate, lastly add the peppermint oil and whisk in

Gather the batter and add it to a small bowl, chill for at least 2 hours, best overnight

Prepare your work station: Sprinkle generously a large baking pan with powdered sugar, this will prevent the patties from sticking to the pan, sprinkle a small dish with powdered sugar, have ready a small glass to flatten the balls and a small bowl with some powdered sugar to dip in the bottom of glass

Form balls with about 1 tablespoon of batter, add 1 ball at a time to the small plate, flatten it to about 1/4-inch thick with the bottom of the glass, then with a heart shaped cookie cutter cut a heart, add each heart to the baking pan and gather the excess batter, proceed like so with all the batter. Chill the peppermint kisses for at least 1 hour

Melt the semi-sweet chocolate and butter/shortening into a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of gently simmering water, pour into a small shallow bowl and set aside to cool

Melt the white chocolate the same way or into your microwave, add the red food coloring drop by drop until you reach the desired color, then pour into a piping bag, set aside

Now you will need another baking pan to lay your chocolate covered patties, I like to use the same baking pan with the chilled patties as it will be very cold, so remove all the hearts from the baking pan, rinse it with cold water and towel it dry

With the help of a fork, dip each peppermint kiss into the dark chocolate making sure that all the sides are covered, let the excess chocolate drip back into the bowl and add to the cool baking pan, let cool at room temperature about 20 minutes

Snip a very small opening into the piping bag of white chocolate and drizzle as much as you want onto the kisses, let dry

Store for a few days into your fridge, the kisses are most creamy and delicious once brought back at room temperature