Old Fashioned Butter Mints
Melt-in-your-mouth old-fashioned butter mints with a creamy, cool peppermint flavor. A nostalgic homemade treat perfect for holidays and gifting
Ingredients
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick salted butter 8 Tbsp, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp half-and-half or heavy cream
- Pinch of salt less than ⅛ tsp
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- a few drops drop natural food coloring optional for pastel holiday colors
Instructions
How to Make Homemade Butter Mints
Beat the butter
- Add softened butter to your stand mixer and whip until completely smooth and creamy.
Mix in the remaining ingredients
- Add powdered sugar, cream, salt, peppermint, vanilla, and coloring if using.
- Mix until a soft, dough-like consistency forms and everything is well incorporated.
Roll into ropes
- Dust your countertop with a little powdered sugar.
- Divide the dough into sections and roll each piece into long ropes about the thickness of string cheese.
- Tip: Keep sections of unused dough covered with a damp paper towel or plastic wrap so they don’t dry out while you work.
Slice into mints
- Use a sharp knife to cut small, bite-sized pieces.
- This is the step kids love helping with!