In this video tutorial I show you how to make peppermint creams.  They are quick and simple to make and taste and smell great.  These sweets also make great gifts.

Ingredients

• 450 grams icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 egg white
• few drops peppermint flavouring
• You will also need cutters to cut out the peppermint creams

Method

• Put the icing sugar in a bowl
• Add the lemon juice into the egg white and whisk gently
• Pour the mixture into the icing sugar
• Add in the peppermint flavouring and mix with a fork.
• When the mixture is too thick put the fork to one side and knead the mixture with your hands in the bowl
• Put some icing sugar on the baking paper and gently knead the mixture and then roll it out until you get the right thickness.
• If it sticks add more icing sugar and then stamp out shapes with your cutters
• Put the cut outs on to some more baking paper and leave them to dry for a few hours but preferably overnight
• When they are dry enough, melt some chocolate and dip the peppermint creams in it and put them on the baking paper and leave the chocolate to set.
• You can cover all of them in chocolate or leave some uncovered.  You can package them and give some away as gifts