Homemade Butter Mints

I found this recipe from the website, Uncommon Artistic Endeavors, which is one of my favorites.

Ingredients:
1 lb box confectioners sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 tbsp milk

Instructions:
Mix ingredients with a mixer until blended. The mixture will be coarse crumbs. Knead the crmbs together to make sure it is moistened. You can add a little more milk if too dry, or a little more sugar if too moist. You should be able to make a small ball and press it into the mold cleanly. (Ilet mine sit in the freezer for 5 minutes before popping mints out.) Pop the mint out of the mold and allow to dry on a flat surface. Store in single layers with wax paper between each layer. These freeze well. It looks crumbly, but when you smoosh it together, it forms a nice, smooth ball.

Tips Below:

The crumbled mixture before I added food coloring. I accidently melted my butter instead of softening it which made the mixture runny. I had to add more sugar to thicken it again.
They still tasted yummy!

This was my first try at making these mints. I could not get the food coloring to smooth out so the mints turned out speckled. I have some ideas for next time. I'll post if it works.

Since I made these for a girl baby shower, I used a teddy bear, daisy and bottle mold. However, the bottle mold didn't work well as I broke the bottles when popping them out. I'll need to practive that one. The bright pink and teal were picked to match the decor which symbolized the baby's nursery.