Butter Mints Recipe submitted by Jordan Harrison Chicago, Ill. Ingredients 1 cup of water 2 cups of granulated sugar powdered sugar a few drops of peppermint oil, not peppermint extract ...

How I Make Homemade Butter Mints (Step-by-Step) 1. Cream the Butter I start by beating the softened butter with the salt in a large mixing bowl until it’s light and smooth.

Old fashioned butter mintsWith most graduations having wrapped up over the weekend, one thing Mitchell and Ashley noticed was a lack of graduation mints at a lot of the parties they went to. So ...

The butter mints don't require a lot of ingredients, but some special equipment — and cold weather — is necessary. Probably the most important item is a large marble slab.

If cream cheese mints sound a little too, um, cream cheesy, try this recipe for Old-Fashioned Butter Mints from Averie Cooks, which calls for sweetened condensed milk instead of cream cheese.

For the marshmallows, I start by boiling sugar, corn syrup, salt and water together until it reaches 245 degrees, candy’s firm ball stage, the same temperature to which homemade caramels are cooked.

Heidi makes gourmet butter mints, and sells them throughout the state of North Carolina. She got the recipe from her mom, and the recipe reminds her of her childhood. Web Editor : Maggie Brown ...

Move the candy around to the coldest parts of the marble slab until it is cool enough to completely handle. Place the candy mass in the center of the slab and make a depression in the middle. Add food ...