Russian mint pies
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 2 | cups | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 4 | Squares unsweetened chocolate; melted | |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Peppermint extract -or- |
| 3 | drops | Oil of peppermint |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| 24 | Vanilla wafers | |
| 1 | cup | Whipping cream or whipped topping |
| Chopped nuts to garnish | ||
| 24 | Cupcake papers | |
Directions
Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs & beat well. Blend in melted chocolate & flavoring. Put a vanilla wafer in each cupcake paper in a muffin tin. Fill ¾ full with chocolate mixture. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with nuts & freeze. Remove from muffing tins & store in plastic bags after freezing.
Thaw before eating, if desired, or may be eaten frozen.
LINDA MINK
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .