Vanilla Butter Mints

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    10 dozen

    ½-inch candies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

  • About

These mints are reminiscent of the kind found at diners and baby showers, but they have a much softer, melting texture and more vanilla flavor, with just a hint of mint. Color them to fit a party theme or roll out the dough and cut into shapes with small fondant cutters instead of the classic butter mint shape.

Ingredients

  • cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted, divided
  • 6 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
  • ¼

Method

  • Sift together ¼ cup of the confectioners’ sugar and 4 tablespoons of the cornstarch into a medium bowl.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle atta