Peppermint creams
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook: -
- Easy
- makes 20
Ingredients
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 egg white
- few drops of peppermint essence
- dark chocolate (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
Sieve the icing sugar into a large bowl. Add a little of the egg white and a few drops of the peppermint essence and mix really well. You want the mixture to come together as a soft dough, so keep adding a little egg white until this starts to happen (you might not need to use all of it). Taste the mixture and add more peppermint essence if desired.
- STEP 2
Divide the mixture into 20 small balls, then flatten them gently with your fingertips into discs.
- STEP 3
Place baking parchment on a large board or tray and space out the discs. Meanwhile, tip the chocolate into a microwavable bowl and heat in 30 second intervals in the microwave until melted, stirring after each blast. Once melted, leave the chocolate to cool for 5-10 mins then carefully dip the peppermint creams in the melted chocolate until they are half coated. Lay them back on the baking parchment to set for 3-4 hours or overnight.