Peppermint Patties

PEPPERMINT FILLING: Lay a large sheet of wax paper on the counter. In a large bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk, peppermint extract and food coloring. Stir in one cup of powdered sugar into the bowl, stirring the sugar into the mixture until completely combined. Continue to stir in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until all four cups of sugar are incorporated. Dough will be stiff.

Use a small cookie scoop to scoop approximately 1-1/2 tablespoons of peppermint "dough" into balls. Drop the balls onto the wax paper and use the palm of your hand to flatten slightly.

Let the filling patties dry for 1-2 hours, and then flip the patties over to dry the other side.

CHOCOALTE COATING: Once the filling has dried, chop up several squares of chocolate almond bark and add into a medium sized bowl. Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stopping every 15-seconds to stir the chocolate. Once the chocolate is completely melted, remove the bowl from the microwave. Place a pattie on top of a fork and dunk the pattie in the melted chocolate. Knock the excess chocolate from the pattie, by tapping the fork on the side of the bowl. Place the chocolate covered pattie back onto the wax paper. Continue process until all patties are covered in chocolate. Let patties set on the wax paper until the chocolate has dried completely.