Recipe- Easy Holiday Treat Peppermint Creams

Homemade peppermint creams are an easy holiday treat that you can make with a few simple ingredients in under 30 minutes. No baking is required so they make a great alternative to Christmas cookies. Serve them as after-dinner mints or give them as gifts.

Ingredients

8 oz confectioner's sugar about 2 cups plus more for dusting
⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract or more to taste
6 ounces dark chocolate broken into pieces
Sprinkles or edible glitter for decoration optional

Method

- Pour the condensed milk and peppermint extract into a large bowl. Gradually add the confectioner's sugar, stirring until you get a smooth paste.

- Once combined, form a smooth, soft dough with your hands. The dough, or fondant, should keep its shape. Roll out the dough on a surface dusted with confectioners' sugar until it is about ⅛ inch thick.

= Cut out your preferred shape with 1 inch cookie cutters, rerolling the mixture until it is used up. Keep any fondant, or dough, you aren't working with covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.

- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave using 30 second intervals. Or over a pan of simmering water (i.e. double boiler), until smooth. Dip, pipe or decorate the peppermint creams as desired.

- Cool the creams on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.