Buttercream Mints

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon mint extract or 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put butter, whipping cream, and salt into a pot and heat almost to a simmer, stirring often.
• 2 turn off burner.
• 3 add 3/4 tsp mint or peppermint extract and stir.
• 4 at this point, you can also add the food coloring if you like, and also stir.
• 5 add 4 cups powdered sugar.
• 6 stir, then knead until smooth.
• 7 take small pieces and roll like a rope.
• 8 cut into bite-size pieces with clean pair of scissors.