Christmas Mints

Name: Christmas Mints
Ingredients: 1 pound Confectioners Sugar; 2 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature; 2 Tablespoons Crisco Shortening; 3 Tablespoons Warm Water; Flavoring Of Choice; Food Coloring Of Choice

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Ingredients

1 pound Confectioners Sugar
2 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature
2 Tablespoons Crisco Shortening
3 Tablespoons Warm Water
Flavoring Of Choice
Food Coloring Of Choice

Directions

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["Add sugar, butter, crisco and water to mixing bowl. Beat at high speed until well combined.", "At this point, you can divide into 2 bowls and make 2 flavors or simply add color and flavor of choice into the 1 bowl.", "For a whole batch, add 1 teaspoon of Oil of Peppermint and as much red food color as you need for the color. Or add 1 teaspoon of Oil of Wintergreen and green food color. Or do half and half. In this case, split the mixture into two bowls and just add 1/2 teaspoon of flavoring to each bowl.", "Mix well. Roll into \"snakes\"" the size you want. Cut into bite-size pieces and let dry uncovered.""]"