Chocolate Thin Mints
- 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
- 6 oz white-chocolate chips
- 2 to 3 drops peppermint oil (not extract)
- 3 to 4 drops green food coloring
- Line a square 8" baking pan with aluminum foil, letting an inch of foil overhang the sides.
- In a bowl set over barely simmering water or in a microwave oven, heat semisweet chocolate until half the chips are melted.
- Remove from heat and stir until completely melted and smooth.
- Spread half the semisweet chocolate evenly in bottom of pan.
- Refrigerate 5 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat white-chocolate chips until half-melted.
- Remove from heat and stir until completely melted.
- Stir in peppermint oil and food coloring until blended.
- Spread over cooled chocolate.
- Refrigerate 10 minutes or until firm.
- Reheat remaining semisweet chocolate if necessary.
- Spread over cooled white-chocolate layer.
- Refrigerate until solid.
- Lift dessert from pan and transfer to cutting board.
- Peel away foil.
- With a heavy sharp knife, cut into sixteen 2-inch squares, then cut squares into triangles.
chocolate chips, whitechocolate chips, peppermint oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-thin-mints-230280 (may not work)