Chocolate peppermint wafers

"A festive candy treat, these chocolate peppermint wafers are great for parties or just to have around. Original recipe yield: 3 dozen."
Recipe by: riwana

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

3 (2 ounce) bars Premier White Baking Chocolate, broken into pieces
12 peppermint hard candies, crushed
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 tablespoon shortening

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

LINE 8-inch-square baking pan with foil.
MICROWAVE baking bars in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in candy. Thinly spread into prepared baking pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until firm.
REMOVE foil from candy; break into bite-size pieces.
LINE baking sheets with waxed paper.
MICROWAVE morsels and vegetable shortening in small, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100 percent) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
DIP candy pieces 3/4 of the way into melted chocolate; shake off excess. Place on prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

NOTE: To crush candies, place in heavy-duty resealable plastic food storage bag; close. Crush with rolling pin or mallet.