Easy Buttercream Mints

Directions

1. 1
   Beat butter, cream and 5 cups of sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed.
2. 2
   Beat in egg white.
3. 3
   Add remaining sugar and more if needed to make consistency of cookie dough.
4. 4
   Add oil of peppermint to taste. Add food coloring.
5. 5
   Blend until evenly flavored and colored.
6. 6
   Work with about half of the mixture at a time.
7. 7
   Roll with a rolling pin between 2 sheets of wax paper to about 1/4-inch thick.
8. 8
   Cut into rounds with cutter or twist cap bottle.
9. 9
   Reroll scraps and cut.