BUTTER MINTS
Drop the candy thermometer! Making melt-in-your-mouth butter mints is as simple as sculpting Play-Doh (which means the kids can help). Whip up the four-ingredient dough, chop it into gnocchi-like pieces, and let them dry. Then package handfuls in parchment-lined tins to give as holiday gifts.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 12h35m
Yield Makes 10 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine butter and 2 cups sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until sugar is moistened, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until well combined. Return mixer to low speed, add remaining 2 cups sugar, and mix until well combined, 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until light and fluffy, 6 minutes more. Add peppermint extract, milk, and salt; beat until smooth.
- Lightly dust a clean work surface with confectioners' sugar and turn out "dough" onto it. Divide into 5 pieces; tint as desired with food coloring, leaving one piece white. (Keep covered with plastic wrap while working to prevent drying.)
- Roll "dough" into 1/2-inch-thick ropes, then cut into pieces slightly over 1/2 inch long with a paring knife or bench scraper. Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Let dry, uncovered, at least 12 hours. Mints can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.
OLD-FASHIONED BUTTER MINTS
These old-fashioned butter mints require just 6 ingredients to make! This recipe makes a big batch, so you'll have lots left over for gifting.
Provided by Averie Sunshine
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- To the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and salt and beat for 1 minute on medium-high speed.
- Add 3 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, milk, peppermint, and beat on medium-low speed until a dough forms. If the dough seems wet, add additional confectioners' sugar until dough combines (I use 3 1/2 cups sugar). The dough will be crumbly but will come together when pinched and squeezed into a ball.
- Taste the batter. If you want a more intense mint flavor, add additional mint extract, to taste (see note below).
- Remove dough from the mixer, separate it into 1 to 4 smaller balls, and add one ball back into the mixer. Add the food coloring of your choice to the ball by squirting the droplets on top of the dough (careful when you turn on the mixer), and paddle on low speed until coloring is well-blended. Coloring will not blend completely into each and every speck of dough if examined extremely closely, but overall, mix until color is uniform. (I separated approximately two-thirds of the dough and made it green using about 15 drops green food coloring and made one-third of the dough red-pink by using about 7 drops red food coloring).
- Wash the mixing bowl and the paddle in between each color change and repeat until all the balls are colored.
- After the dough has been colored, either wrap it with plastic wrap and place it in an airtight container in the refrigerator to be rolled out later or roll it immediately.
- To shape the butter mints, place a golf-ball sized amount of dough in your hands and roll dough into long thin cylinders about 1 centimeter wide. Place cylinders on countertop and with a pizza cutter (or knife - be careful of your counter), slice cylinders into bite-sized pieces, approximately 1 centimeter long.
- Store mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator where they will keep for many weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 11 calories, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 1 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 0 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 0 grams protein, SaturatedFat 0 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 5 grams sodium, Sugar 2 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
BUTTER MINT PILLOWS
If you want to make a quick party favor then check out WomansDay.com's dessert recipes and learn how to make the Butter Mint Pillows Recipe. WomansDay.com has a wide variety of dessert recipes for any holiday occasion.
Categories quick easy recipes dessert recipes holiday recipes Butter Mint Pillows mint mint candy candy mint pillows butter mint
Time P2D
Yield 45
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat butter until creamy. With mixer on low, beat in sugar, cream and extract until creamy and smooth.
- Turn sugar mixture out onto a work surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar; knead until smooth and satiny. Divide mixture into thirds: Tint one pastel pink (2 drops red color), one pastel green (2 drops green color) and leave remaining portion white. Cover each portion with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
- Line 2 baking sheets with nonstick foil. Lightly dust work surface with confectioners' sugar. Working with one color at a time, roll out 1⁄4 cupfuls of the mint mixture, using your fingers, into a 1/2-in.-thick rope. Cut rope into 1/2- to 3/4-in. pillows. Transfer mints to prepared baking sheet with a spatula (be careful--mints are soft and will squish easily). Repeat with remaining mint mixture.
- Let air-dry at room temperature for 1 to 2 days until firm enough to handle. Transfer mints to covered containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 calories
BUTTER MINT PILLOWS
Positively delicious Butter Mint Pillows. Creamy, peppermint flavored, and melts in your mouth; a perfect minty treat for the holiday season.
Provided by Sarah
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter until creamy.
- Add powdered sugar, heavy cream, and peppermint extract. Beat until creamy and smooth.
- Lightly dust work surface with powdered sugar; turn out mint dough mixture and knead until silky and smooth.
- Divide mint dough mixture into thirds, one for each color. Add and mix desired colors. Cover each portion with plastic wrap or seal in a plastic sandwich bag to keep it from drying out.
- Line 2 baking sheets with nonstick foil and then lightly dust with powdered sugar. Set aside.
- Working with one color at a time, roll out 1/4 cupfuls of the mint dough mixture into 1/2" thick rope using your fingers.
- Using a bench scraper or knife, cut rope into 1/2" - 3/4" pillows. Transfer mints to prepared baking sheets. Be careful not to squish mints as they will be soft and squish easily.
- Repeat steps 6-7 with remaining mint dough mixture.
- Allow Butter Mint Pillows to air-dry at room temperature for 1-2 days until firm enough to handle. Eat & Enjoy!
CHOCO-MINT PILLOWS
I found this recipe years ago in one of my MANY cookie recipe cookbooks, and I've been making them ever since. I use Andes Thin Mints and to make different variations, I just use the different Andes flavors.
Provided by S I
Categories Chocolate
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt using a whisk; set aside. Beat the butter mixture at medium speed until it is light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture, and beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.
- 2. Divide the dough in half. On a well floured surface, roll half of the dough into a 13x9 inch rectangle. Arrange the mints on the dough, evenly spaced, to form 7 rows of 7. Place the remaining half of dough between two sheets of wax paper and roll it into a 13x9 inch rectangle just like the first.
- 3. Remove the top sheet of wax paper, and invert the dough sheet over the mint topped dough; making sure to match up the edges. Use a pizza cutter, knife, or scalloped pastry wheel and evenly cut the dough between each mint. Press the edges of each pillow to seal.
- 4. Place the pillows 2 inches apart on ungreased or parchment covered cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
PILLOWS OF BUTTER MINT COOKIES
Do you remember those yellow and pastel butter mint pillow candies when you went to a shower or birthday party when you were young or was that just last year? LOL These cookies taste just like them. Enjoy
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Cookies
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350^ and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- 2. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter, sugars, and salt. Mix in eggs, food color( to the shade you like)., vanilla and peppermint extracts. NOTE: use food color to match the season. orange ,pink, red,green blue..etc...
- 3. Mix in baking powder and soda with the flour until just combined. Add 2/3 of a bag of the crushed butter mints or mint chips reserving the rest for topping. Cover and chill the dough the dough for 2 hours, or until chilled but not solid.
- 4. Pinch off a piece of the dough, about 1 1/2 inches in size and roll in the appropriate sugar color and place 2 inches apart onto parchment paper, press down slightly and; press 3 minty chips into each cookie. and bake for 9 to 10 minutes until edges are golden. Let set for 2 minutes and move to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
BUTTER MINTS
These creamy buttermints are smooth as silk and melt in your mouth! As a wife and mother of three youngsters, I treasure treats like these that come together quickly but taste terrific. -Bev Schloneger, Dalton, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield about 8 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cream and extracts. If desired, divide dough into portions and knead in food coloring. , Form into balls by teaspoonfuls; flatten into patties, or roll between 2 pieces of waxed paper to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut mints into desired shapes. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 27 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 8mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
HOMEMADE BUTTER MINTS
Steps:
- Taste the candy and add more mint extract if desired; different brands have different strengths, and it's better to start with less flavoring and add more if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 14 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 15 Butter Mints (180 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
BUTTER MINT CANDIES
I remember as a child going over to my Great Aunts house and she always had a candy jar filled with these mints! My sisters and I would sneak into the living room and eat them all!
Provided by beachn8tve
Categories Candy
Time P1DT20m
Yield 200 mints
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat butter until creamy. With mixer on low, beat in sugar, cream and extract until creamy and smooth.
- Turn sugar mixture out onto a work surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar; knead until smooth and satiny. Divide mixture into thirds: Tint one pastel pink (2 drops red color), one pastel green (2 drops green color) and leave remaining portion white. Cover each portion with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
- Line 2 baking sheets with nonstick foil. Lightly dust work surface with confectioners' sugar. Working with one color at a time, roll out 1⁄4 cupfuls of the mint mixture, using your fingers, into a 1/2-in.-thick rope. Cut rope into 1/2- to 3/4-in. pillows. Transfer mints to prepared baking sheet with a spatula (be careful-mints are soft and will squish easily). Repeat with remaining mint mixture.
- Let air-dry at room temperature for 1 to 2 days until firm enough to handle. Transfer mints to covered containers.
- Can be stored in an airtight container at cool room temperature up to 2 weeks, or keep in refrigerator up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 13.5, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 1.4, Sodium 3.4, Carbohydrate 2.3, Sugar 2.2
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