Billie's Halloween Corner: Butter mints

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Butter mints

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Best Butter Mints (Homemade)

Homemade Butter Mints are simply the BEST! An easy to make sweet, buttery, and delicious old fashioned candy. Silky smooth, serve after dinner, Wedding or Baby Shower MUST!

Prep Time20

Drying Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 112kcal

Author: Trisha Haas - Salty Side Dish

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (equivalent to 1 stick butter, softened)
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon half and half
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 teaspoon peppermint oil
dash salt
yellow food coloring

Instructions

Add butter to a stand mixer and beat well until smooth.
Add sugar, half and half, vanilla, peppermint, and salt. Beat on low until dry and crumbly.
Half and Half NOTE: Powdered sugar doesn't always measure the same person to person, depending on how its packed. You may need to add a tiny bit more of half and half to get to this point if it absorbs too quickly. Just only use a very small amount so you do not over wet your dough.
Add 2 drops yellow food coloring and increase speed to high and beat until smooth and a dough forms.
Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a flat surface.
Remove dough from bowl.
Take a small, palm size amount of mint dough.
Cover remaining dough with a damp paper towel so it does not dry while prepping mints.
On a powder sugar dusted surface, roll the mint dough into a long snake shape about 1/2" thick. Use a sharp knife to cut the mints into mini shapes that are bite sized. Transfer butter mints to a baking sheet using a rubber spatula.
Let mints set and dry overnight.
Store butter mints in an airtight container.

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