Special Mints

Name: Special Mints
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 96
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, softened; 2 drops peppermint oil; 2 drops spearmint oil; 96 servings Green paste food coloring; 96 servings Red paste food coloring; 907 grams package powdered sugar; 118 milliliters ready-to-spread vanilla frosting; 59 milliliters whipping cream

Special Mints might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. One serving contains 61 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 96. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, ready-to-spread vanilla frosting, powdered sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until blended.

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Powdered Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add cream and oils, beating until smooth.

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Cream

Divide mixture in half; color 1 half with green food coloring and the other half with red food coloring. Set 2 tablespoons pink mint mixture aside.

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Red Food Color

Mint

Roll mint mixtures to 1/4-inch thickness on wax paper.

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Mint

Roll

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Wax Paper

Cut with assorted 1-inch Christmas cutters.

Place on wax paper-lined baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Wax Paper

Roll reserved pink mixture into tiny balls; press onto holly leaf-shaped mints to resemble berries.

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Berries

Roll

Let stand 6 hours or until firm.

Spoon frosting into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag, and decorate mints as desired.

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Frosting

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Ziploc Bags

Let stand 1 hour or until firm. Store in an airtight container.

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Servings:

237milliliters

butter, softened 2drops

peppermint oil 2drops

spearmint oil 96servings

Green paste food coloring 96servings

Red paste food coloring 907grams

package powdered sugar 118milliliters

ready-to-spread vanilla frosting 59milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Forge Cellars Classique Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.