by Cindy
I've heard that it was easy to make mints like Libs Candy, so I gave it a try over the weekend. Almost any shower that I have attended served nuts and Libs Candy mints, and so if you're giving a wedding or baby shower, these mints would be great to serve. The baby shower that I attended today had yellow homemade mints and they tasted just like mine. They aren't difficult and don't take too long to make. I put a small amount of the mints in little blue sacks for a take home gift to show another way that they could be served. I had a little difficulty in finding peppermint oil, so the place to buy it is Hobby Lobby in the candy making section. Michaels probably sells it too, but I didn't find it at the several grocery stores that I went to.
Cream Cheese Mints
8 oz cream cheese, softened
6 T butter, softened
3/4 t pure peppermint oil (NOT mint extract)
2 lbs powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 t vanilla extract
3 drops food coloring or paste, whatever color you are wanting
Combine the cream cheese and butter.
Add the peppermint and vanilla, and then add the powdered sugar about 1/3 cup at a time until the consistency is like play dough. You don't want it so stiff that it's hard to squeeze out of
the piping bag.
Add the peppermint and vanilla, and then add the powdered sugar about 1/3 cup at a time until the consistency is like play dough. You don't want it so stiff that it's hard to squeeze out of
Put in a pastry bag and using decorative tips, make equal size mints. Let set 1 hour or put in the refrigerator. After they are chilled, they are easy to handle and put into little gift sacks or on a tray.
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2 comments:
Can these be frozen? How many does a batch make? Thanks
I think these could be frozen for several months, if they were wrapped well. I don't remember exactly how many mints it made, but I would say at least 100. This recipe could be halved easily.
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