Chocolate Au Menthe

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 melt the chocolate in a double boiler, then allow it to cool, and set aside.
• 2 using an electric beater, beat the butter while gradually adding sugar (about 15 minutes).
• 3 add the melted chocolate and beat for 5 minutes more.
• 4 beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• 5 mix in the vanilla and peppermint extracts.
• 6 sprinkle chopped nuts on bottom of 24 paper cupcake holders in cupcake pan.
• 7 fill each cupcake holder half full.
• 8 sprinkle more nuts on top.
• 9 freeze for at least 3 hours.