Cream Peppermint Drops Recipes

PEPPERMINT CREAMS

Steps:

• Sieve the icing sugar into a large bowl. Add a little of the egg white and a few drops of the peppermint essence and mix really well. You want the mixture to come together as a soft dough, so keep adding a little egg white until this starts to happen (you might not need to use all of it). Taste the mixture and add more peppermint essence if desired.
• Divide the mixture into 20 small balls, then flatten them gently with your fingertips into discs.
• Place baking parchment on a large board or tray and space out the discs. Meanwhile, tip the chocolate into a microwavable bowl and heat in 30 second intervals in the microwave until melted, stirring after each blast. Once melted, leave the chocolate to cool for 5-10 mins then carefully dip the peppermint creams in the melted chocolate until they are half coated. Lay them back on the baking parchment to set for 3-4 hours or overnight.

PEPPERMINT DROPS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in remaining ingredients except food coloring. if your food coloring comes in a dropper - do 4 drops. Mix just until the dough has red swirls - then STOP.
• Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until bottoms start to turn light brown.
• Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• If desired, dip half of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on waxed paper to dry.

CREAM PEPPERMINT DROPS

Steps:

• Put water and sugar into clean saucepan and boil slowly, without stirring, until it spins thread from the tip of a spoon dipped into it. Take from the stove, leave it untouched until it is about "blood-warm", then stir steadily, always in one direction until the mixture begins to become creamy. Flavor to taste with peppermint, adding cautiously so as not to get the flavor too strong.
• Drop by teaspoonful upon waxed paper, being careful not to put the drops too close together. A candy dipper works better to do this, if you have one.

PEPPERMINT CREAM CHEESE MINTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, blend together cream cheese and butter.
• Slowly add powdered sugar, stirring well between each addition.
• Stir in peppermint extract.
• If you want to add color to your mints, you can either add all six drops to the full mixture, or divide the mixture in half and only add three drops to one half and leave the other half white.
• Make 1 inch balls of the mixture and press onto wax paper or parchment paper with the bottom of a glass dipped in powdered sugar.
• You can use a 2" cookie press to press them.
• I just press them with my fingers.
• Let cool for four hours uncovered.
• Store in the refrigerator or freezer.