This past weekend I had two gatherings with friends for which I needed to make dessert. I love gatherings like that.
As you know, I’ve been trying hard to keep with my cash budget and so I went looking for desserts that might use some of the ingredients I already had in my pantry. Believe it or not, these fit the bill.
I made Dorie Greenspan’s Snickery Squares, from her cookbook Baking From My Home to Yours, and then I made – oh my goodness they were so good I am drooling just looking at the picture – Peppermint Patties from Gourmet Magazine.
Now the Snickery Squares are delicious – a layer of shortbread topped with a layer of dulce de leche (from a can!) and finished off with candied peanuts and melted chocolate – but the Peppermint Patties just blew my mind. They were so simple and completely authentic-tasting. I challenge you to tell the difference between mine and a York Peppermint Patty (if there were any left over for the testing, that is). The only bad thing is that I now know what is inside a Peppermint Patty. Crisco. Or vegetable shortening, if that makes you feel any better. And only a little, just about a tablespoon. They are totally worth a tablespoon of Crisco. So if you’re feeling like making your own Snickers or Peppermint Patties, I say go for it. Links to the recipes are below.
Snickery Squares - Here is a copy of the recipe with some great photos and tips from Nosh With Me. Recipe originally from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home to Yours.
Peppermint Patties - I originally found the recipe via Foodgawker where I saw this post from Ceramic Canvas. Recipe originally from Gourmet Magazine.
I could tell your Peppermint Patties from the real ones in a heartbeat. Yours are waaaayyyyy better. Much more chocolate and that makes all the difference. I only have two left and I will weep for a long time when they are gone. Thanks again for making and bringing them.
YUM!
My mouth is still very happy about those items. My backside, not so much. (Worth it, for the record.)
Peppermint patties rocked. Might just try the snickery squares because they look heavenly too.