Chocolate-Covered Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (l lb.) box confectioners sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
2 1/2 Tbsp. warm water
15 drops oil of peppermint (buy at drugstore)
4 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
1/4 oz. paraffin wax

Preparation

Mix
confectioners sugar, butter, warm water and oil of peppermint;
form into flat patties.
If soft, refrigerate for about
1
hour.
Melt
unsweetened chocolate and paraffin wax. Keep
chocolate-paraffin
mixture
over
warm
water.
Place peppermint patties on fork, dip and place on wax paper.
Allow chocolate to set at room temperature.
Makes 5 dozen mints.