I love beautifying the internet one blog at a time. My latest efforts have been all over the place but the joy I got from creating hasn't gone away and eventually everything comes back to us. I also enjoy spending time with my 4 year old niece and my new baby nephew.
What You Need:
Peppermint Candies
Metal Cookie Cutters
Non-Stick Cooking Spray
Parchment Paper
Toothpick
Twine or Ribbon
Mix It Up
You can wrap them individually in treat bags to give away or top cupcakes with little versions. Very fun.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a baking sheet with the parchment paper.
- Spray the inside of each cookie cutter with non-stick cooking spray.
- Lay cookie cutters out on parchment.
- Fill with a layer of peppermint.
- Bake for 3-9 minutes. Keep an eye on them. Remove from oven when candies have melted together.
- Lightly spray a toothpick with non-stick cooking spray and then make a whole in each for hanging.
- Let candy sit inside cutters until the candy re-hardens.
- Once hardened, carefully stretch the cookie cutter on sides to pull it away from candy to get your ornament to pop out.
- You can then put ribbon or twine through the holes.
As you can see above there is a little bit of an art to it. The round ornament had a gap in the middle so a peppermint was put over it. But the small metal cookie cutters are only taking one peppermint. You have to judge for yourself and if one comes out wrong, eat it and make another.
They look pretty fantastic when they come out.
You can wrap them individually in treat bags to give away or top cupcakes with little versions. Very fun.
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