Grandma's Butter Mints- Delish!

Every year at Thanksgiving we make homemade butter mints using my grandma's candy molds. She worked at Anthony Thomas candy factory in Columbus Ohio after raising seven children. She was famous for her delicious homemade candy. She told us that they used to throw the candy molds out in the snow for people to walk on so they wouldn't slip, and she decided to bring a few home!

They are the best candy molds I have ever used, and I have looked all over for my own candy molds, as these live at my mom's house! They are thick rubber, and make the most beautiful candies. I have looked everywhere, and all I find are cheap plastic molds! I have made these before at my house and rolled the individual mints into balls. It could also be rolled out and cut with tiny cookie cutters.

Butter Mint Recipe

1/2 stick unsalted butter cut into slices, at room temperature
1 pound confectioners sugar (about 4 cups)
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cold water
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Food coloring

In a large bowl, cut butter into sugar. Add 1 tablespoon water, and peppermint oil, and toss with a fork. Press mixture into a ball; if it seems crumbly, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until dough presses together easily. Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead until it's smooth and satiny, 3 to 4 minutes. Press into candy molds. Chill candy molds in freezer for an hour before popping mints out.

Store in the freezer.