Chocolate Mint Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box chocolate wafers (without icing in the middle)
1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
4 (1 oz.) blocks unsweetened baking chocolate
4 eggs
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
whipped cream or topping
chopped nuts and halved maraschino cherries

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar.
Blend in melted chocolate and add eggs.
Beat well.
Blend in peppermint and almond extracts.
Use foil cupcake liners.
Fill each cup 3/4 full. Place whipped cream on top of each.
Sprinkle with nuts and top with cherry half.
Freeze for 2 hours.
Defrost 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Serves 12 to 14.