Elf Ladies Like Mint Candy

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She’s not a fancy pants chocolate type- After 8 Mints and Junior Mints are fine by her. But I’d like to send something a bit nicer. Any suggestions? And am I crazy to think of sending chocolate to Florida- I wonder if...

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Oh gosh no. I totally agree. The closest I come to something like this is Junior Mints.

I tried Chocolate Altoids recently, and found them to be like Junior Mints, just crunchy. To me, the Altoid punch is lost in the chocolate coating. Junior Mints have a better balance and are nice and creamy...and good right from...

. I also do some that are like junior mint brownies and if you’re interested I’d be glad to post — basically a dense dark brownie, a layer of minty, and then a bittersweet chocolate drizzle on top. Very snazzy.

I second the almond joy. And the one where they mush in junior mints. MMMM.