Since Christmas, Dorothy has been asking to make ‘them sweets’ and she means these ones!
Our brightly coloured peppermint creams went down very well with everyone but Dorothy was a particular fan. Since I got this super cute mini bat cutter *(here’s a similar product) and realised that when you turn it upside down, a dove cutter looks alot like a ghost, I knew I had to make a Halloween version.
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You will need
250 grams icing sugar
1 egg white
Black food colouring gel
Peppermint extract
Lustre powder
Black candy melts or black edible ink pen
Cutters
Method
- Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl
- Add a few drops of peppermint and a tiny bit of egg white
- Mix well
- Continue to add egg white in tiny amounts until the mixture comes together as a dough that can be rolled out with a rolling pin
- Taste a little and add more peppermint if needed
- Split the dough in half and add a little black food colouring gel to one half
- If the black dough becomes too loose, simply add a little more icing sugar
- Roll out the dough and cut out small bats and ghosties
- Dust the bats with lustre powder
- Place on a sheet of greaseproof paper or on a wire rack and allow to harden
- While the peppermint creams are hardening, melt the candy melts and use a cocktail stick to give the ghosts little eyes
Aren’t they cute! I wanted to make some little pumpkins too but I couldn’t find a cutter that was just right. Maybe next year 🎃
Love Rachel 🎃
1 comment
One of the first things I remember making in the kitchen were peppermint creams. So simple to make and delicious too x