1/3 cup light corn syrup
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
½ teaspoon salt
4 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar
Food coloring
In a large mixing bowl, combine the corn syrup, butter, peppermint extract,
and salt. Beat well with a wooden spoon. Add the sugar and
stir slowly until blended. Mix the dough with you hands until it
forms a smooth ball. (If you hands get sticky, coat them lightly
with confectioners' sugar.)On a piece of waxed paper, divide the dough
into quarters. Leave one part white and color each of the others
with a drop of food coloring (keep the colors pale). Knead the color
into the dough until it is blended throughout. Shape the dough into 3/4-
to 1-inch balls, then set each ball on a piece of waxed paper and press
the top flat with the tines of a fork dipped in confectioners' sugar.
Allow the mints to dry for at least 4 hours, or overnight, until hard and
crisp on the outside.
Makes about 70 mints.
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