Description
These Easy Christmas Peppermint Patties are a festive and delightful holiday treat that’s simple to make with just a few ingredients. Soft, minty, and coated with a sparkling sugar crust, these patties bring classic peppermint flavor and colorful holiday cheer to your candy platter. Perfect for gifting or holiday parties, they require no baking and are ready in just a day.
Ingredients
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Peppermint Patty Dough
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- ⅓ cup light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract (or mint extract or any other extract you prefer)
- 4 cups powdered sugar, divided
- Food coloring (preferably gel or paste) – red and green
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling the balls)
Instructions
- Combine butter and corn syrup: In a small bowl, mix the softened butter and light corn syrup together until smooth and well blended, creating the base of the dough.
- Add extract: Stir in ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract (or your choice of mint or other extract) to infuse the mixture with flavor.
- Add powdered sugar gradually: Add 2 cups of powdered sugar to the mixture and stir well to combine.
- Mix in more powdered sugar: Stir in an additional 1 cup of powdered sugar to begin thickening the dough.
- Knead the dough: Using your hands, knead the mixture, adding the remaining powdered sugar as needed until the dough is smooth, soft, and no longer sticky.
- Divide and color dough: Divide the dough into three equal portions. Tint one portion red and another green using gel or paste food coloring, leaving the third portion white. If the dough becomes sticky during coloring, knead in more powdered sugar, about ¼ cup at a time.
- Shape and coat patties: Roll the colored dough portions into ¾ inch balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar to coat them evenly.
- Flatten patties: Gently flatten each sugar-coated ball with a fork to create the classic peppermint patty shape.
- Let stand: Allow the patties to stand uncovered at room temperature for 1 full day to dry and set.
- Storage: Store the finished peppermint patties in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Use gel or paste food coloring to avoid adding too much liquid, which can affect the dough texture.
- If the dough becomes too sticky at any point, knead in powdered sugar in small increments.
- Allowing the patties to dry uncovered helps them firm up and develop a nice sugar crust.
- You can experiment with different extracts for unique flavor variations.
- Store patties at room temperature in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 peppermint patty (approx. 12 g)
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 1.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
