butter mints recipe

These old-fashioned butter mints require just 6 ingredients to make! This recipe makes a big batch, so you&#x27;ll have lots left over for gifting.

Old-Fashioned Butter Mints

salt (consider

confectioners’ sugar plus 1/4 cup+, if needed

sweetened condensed milk

peppermint extract*

food coloring, optional

To the bowl of stand mixer fitted with...

To the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and salt and beat for 1 minute on medium-high speed.

Add 3 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, milk, peppermint,...

Add 3 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, milk, peppermint, and beat on medium-low speed until a dough forms. If the dough seems wet, add additional confectioners’ sugar until dough combines (I use 3 1/2 cups sugar). The dough will be crumbly but will come together when pinched and squeezed into a ball.

Taste the batter. If you want a more...

Taste the batter. If you want a more intense mint flavor, add additional mint extract, to taste (see note below).

Remove dough from the mixer, separate it into...

Remove dough from the mixer, separate it into 1 to 4 smaller balls, and add one ball back into the mixer. Add the food coloring of your choice to the ball by squirting the droplets on top of the dough (careful when you turn on the mixer), and paddle on low speed until coloring is well-blended. Coloring will not blend completely into each and every speck of dough if examined extremely closely, but overall, mix until color is uniform. (I separated approximately two-thirds of the dough and made it green using about 15 drops green food coloring and made one-third of the dough red-pink by using about 7 drops red food coloring).

Wash the mixing bowl and the paddle in...

Wash the mixing bowl and the paddle in between each color change and repeat until all the balls are colored.

After the dough has been colored, either wrap...

After the dough has been colored, either wrap it with plastic wrap and place it in an airtight container in the refrigerator to be rolled out later or roll it immediately.

To shape the butter mints, place a golf-ball...

To shape the butter mints, place a golf-ball sized amount of dough in your hands and roll dough into long thin cylinders about 1 centimeter wide. Place cylinders on countertop and with a pizza cutter (or knife – be careful of your counter), slice cylinders into bite-sized pieces, approximately 1 centimeter long.

Store mints in an airtight container in the...

Store mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator where they will keep for many weeks.

Homemade butter mints made with four simple ingredients. Soft, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth mints perfect for gifting, holidays and special events.

Easy Butter Mints

salted butter, (softened to room temperature)

powdered sugar (1 pound),

heavy cream or milk ((start with 1 tablespoon))

mint

food coloring (optional)

vanilla, (optional)

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone liners.

In large bowl, beat butter until creamy. With mixer on low, beat in 3½ cups sugar, 1 tablespoon milk/cream, and extract until creamy and smooth (add food coloring at this point*). If it seems dry, add a teaspoon at a time more of milk, mixing well after. The consistency should be like playdough and not sticking to your fingers.

Turn the dough out onto a work surface dusted with powdered sugar and knead until smooth and satiny, adding more sugar as needed. Cover the dough with a slightly damp towel to keep it from drying out.

Adding more powdered sugar as needed, portion out 1⁄8 to ¼ cupfuls of the dough and roll into two 1/2-inch-thick ropes. Cut each rope into 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces.

Carefully transfer mints to prepared baking sheet with a spatula (the mints will be soft). Repeat with remaining dough.

Let air-dry at room temperature anywhere from 12 hours to 2-3 days until firm enough to handle.** The outside will be firm, but the insides will be soft and creamy. Transfer the mints to covered containers or bags.

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