Candy Cane Peppermint Creams

• Baking & Spices

  • 55 g (dark chocolate, plain
  • 1 Food colouring, green
  • 225 g Icing
  • 1 tsp Peppermint extract

• Dairy

  • 115 g Condensed milk, sweetened

• Other

  • (optional 2 candy canes

Found on sweet2eatbaking.com

Description

Ingredients

• 225g (1¾ cups) icing (confectioners’) sugar
• 115g (6 tbsp) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• (optional) 2 candy canes
• green food colouring
• 55g plain/dark chocolate

Directions

• Sift the icing (confectioner’s) sugar into a bowl. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix until a sticky dough just starts to form. Add the peppermint extract and continue mixing to form a dough. If using, add 1½ crushed candy canes at this point. You can add more peppermint extract if you like. If so, you may need to add a little more icing (confectioners’) sugar if too sticky. Dust your hands, work surface and a rolling pin with more icing (confectioners’) sugar and roll out the dough to approx. 5mm thick (approx. ¼in). Using mini cookie cutters or a knife, cut out your shapes and allow to set for approx. 2-3 hours. Longer in humid conditions. Once set, melt the chocolate and either dip or drizzle over the peppermint creams. Sprinkle the remaining reserved ½ crushed candy cane over the melted chocolate and allow to set. Enjoy.
• Sift the icing (confectioner’s) sugar into a bowl. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix until a sticky dough just starts to form. Add the peppermint extract and continue mixing to form a dough. If using, add 1½ crushed candy canes at this point.
• You can add more peppermint extract if you like. If so, you may need to add a little more icing (confectioners’) sugar if too sticky.
• Dust your hands, work surface and a rolling pin with more icing (confectioners’) sugar and roll out the dough to approx. 5mm thick (approx. ¼in).
• Using mini cookie cutters or a knife, cut out your shapes and allow to set for approx. 2-3 hours. Longer in humid conditions.
• Once set, melt the chocolate and either dip or drizzle over the peppermint creams. Sprinkle the remaining reserved ½ crushed candy cane over the melted chocolate and allow to set.
• Enjoy.