Buttercream Mints

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• 10 2/3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon mint extract

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until it is soft and fluffy.
• 2 add the sugar and the mint extract and beat at low speed until the mixture is thick, creamy, and smooth. scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• 3 cut 2 large sheets of plastic wrap and place on your work surface. divide the mixture into 2 equal portions and place each on the plastic sheets. roll the mixture into the plastic wrap, forming it into logs about 1/2-inch in diameter. wrap the plastic wrap securely around the logs and chill for 4 hours.
• 4 pinch off about a rounded teaspoon of the butter cream and shape into 1-inch balls. place the balls on parchment or waxed paper and flatten with the tines of a fork. refrigerate in layers of parchment paper in an airtight container until ready to serve. mints will keep for up to 1 week.