Old Fashioned Butter Mints (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Dough
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Softened butter, unsalted, 60 grams
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Assorted food coloring drops
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Vanilla extract, half a teaspoon
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Powdered sugar, 410 grams, plus more if you need it
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Peppermint extract or whatever flavor you like, 0.5 teaspoon
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80 ml sweetened condensed milk
# Instructions:
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Let your cut pieces sit out on a lined baking tray, uncovered, for about a day so they set up. When they're dry to the touch, toss them in a sealed box in your fridge. They'll be good for weeks, or you can stash them in the freezer for a couple of months.
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Grab a piece of colored dough, about the size of a big marble (30 grams). Roll it into a rope using your hands on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to chop it into tiny bites.
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Break the dough up into three or four chunks. Drop a few dabs of food coloring onto each and use your hands to mix until the color is how you want it. Swirly or one solid color—whatever you feel like.
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Dump in your powdered sugar, condensed milk, vanilla, and peppermint (or whatever flavor) into the butter. Mix it up until you’ve got a soft dough. If it’s sticking all over, knead in up to 30 grams powdered sugar until it firms up.
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In a big bowl, whip up the soft butter with your electric mixer. Give it about half a minute, just until it turns nice and creamy.
# Notes:
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Toss on disposable gloves when mixing in the food coloring with your hands—unless you like stained palms.