Soft Christmas Peppermints
These soft Christmas peppermints are old-fashioned butter mints with a creamy texture and festive red and white swirl. Perfect for holiday treats and gift giving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes + 1–2 hours drying
- Yield: about 40 mints 1x
- Method: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract (more or less to taste)
- red gel food coloring
Instructions
- Place room temperature butter in a large mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer on low speed until light and fluffy.
- Add heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract. Mix well until a firm consistency is reached.
- Divide the dough into two parts. Color one quarter red with gel food coloring, leave the other three quarters white.
- Roll each portion into a rope. Place the smaller red rope next to the thicker white rope and twist them together.
- Cut the twisted rope into small pieces and place on parchment paper. Let the mints dry for 1–2 hours before serving.
Notes
For a stronger peppermint flavor, add a few extra drops of extract. Gel food coloring gives a vibrant color without affecting the dough’s texture. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 20
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 10
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