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White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Line an 11x17-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass bowl on 50 percent power for 3 minutes. Stir well until the bowl is no longer warm. Microwave for 3 more minutes more, then stir again. Heat for 1 more minute and stir again. Repeat as necessary until chocolate is completely smooth.
  3. 3 Stir candy canes and one drop of peppermint oil into melted chocolate until well combined; taste and add an additional drop of peppermint oil if needed. Spread onto the prepared baking sheet and smooth with a spatula. Refrigerate until set, 30 minutes to overnight. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

By Pamela Rose

Cream Cheese Mints

Cream Cheese Mints

4.3

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
150 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and confectioner's sugar. Mix in peppermint oil. Color as desired with food coloring paste, or leave white.
  2. 2 Roll mixture into small balls, and place on waxed paper. Flatten with a fork dipped in confectioners' sugar. Let dry for about 2 hours on waxed paper, then freeze or refrigerate.

By Diane

Old-Fashioned Hard Candy

Old-Fashioned Hard Candy

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
40 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Generously coat a cookie sheet with confectioners' sugar, and set aside.
  2. 2 In a heavy bottomed saucepan, stir together the white sugar, water and corn syrup until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook to a temperature of 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat, and stir in the flavored oil and food coloring.
  3. 3 Immediately pour the sugar mixture onto the prepared cookie sheet in a thin stream (this helps it cool). When the candy is cool enough for the outer edge to hold its shape, cut into bite size pieces with scissors. Let cool completely, then store in an airtight container.

By YVETTE MOORE