Peppermint Creams

A question about : Peppermint Creams

Back on my quest to ruin the teeth of the nation (by the way we might need to find a moneysaving tip for dentistry if this carries on) .

heres an easy recipe for peppermint creams

1 Egg White
450g (1lb) Icing Sugar
Peppermint Essence or Oil of Peppermint

Beat the egg white until frothy but not stiff.
Sieve the icing, adding enough to produce a fairly stiff mixture.
Add a few drops of the essence or oil.
Knead the mixture in to a firm paste and roll on surface dusted with sieved icing sugar.
Cut into rounds or form small balls and flatten.
Place the peppermint creams onto parchment or silicon paper, place in a warm place to dry for 24 hours.
Store in an airtight container

As with all things with raw eggs in dont let pregnant women, young children etc have them.

Best answers:

• ooooh i made those at school thankyou for reminding me. I know a certain little man that would love to make those.
  Another decent post mtgnnr, keep it up!!
• yum yum in my tum. think i going on a diet at this rate.
• I used to make these as a kid and had forgotten how to make them. I will buy the ingredients tommorow and make them with my daughter.
  Anymore easy recipes would be most appreciated mtgnnr.
• made some last night with the kids, thanks we had fun doing it, and they loved them, apart from3 year old who said it was like eating toothpaste.
• ..............you forgot the bit about dipping half of them into chocolate!! :
• eeewww the choclate would spoil it.
• Oh No! The minty chocolate is the best bit.
  Slap some Bournville on 'em!!!
  Yummy
• bournville even worse.
• .............but it does make them look pretty, especially if you put a couple of drops of green food colouring into half the mixture - so you end up with some white, some green. Dip them into chocolate (milk or bournville) then all you need is a nice cellophane bag and a bit of green ribbon and you've got something lovely for the school/church fete.
• If they last that long
• good idea chris, will make a change from baking fairy cakes for school things. must have baked thousand over the years.
• It was these and coconut ice at our school - that was the extent of our cookery lessons! I haven't seen those little squares of coconut sweets for years! I can't remember whats more memorable the lovely taste ot the coughing fit bought on by the coconut!
• how'd you make coconut ice, i can't remember.
• Another nice easy one to make with the kids:
  4oz butter
  4oz Rice Crispies
  4 Mars Bars
  Melt, Stir, Cool, Eat!
• Coo Yummy!
  For really sickeningly sweet ones (Govt. Health warning required) add some of those mini marshmallows (a couple of handfuls).
  Can we spell H-E-A-R-T B-Y-P-A-S-S?
• I can't remember how to make coconut ice - i know there was pink food colouring involved which went great with a white school shirt