Homemade Peppermint creams

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Can anyone tell me what the ingredients are ? its been ages since I made them ( ahem when i was a child !) Icing sugar - how many oz ? peppermint essence ? and anything ive missed out ?! ..and whats the shelf life of peppermint creams ? My dd wants to make them as Xmas gifts !

egg white. add icing sugar till thick and can be rolled out. coule of drops of peppermint essence,

There was a thread about this recently.

Here it is.

You can tell everyone is getting ready for the xmas fayres!!

What a blast from the past!

I had a Mrs Tiggywinkle cookery book when I was little and this was my favourite recipe from it.

Thanks everyone xx - noticed that egg white is needed - so how long will they keep once its made ? does anyone know ?

Use supercook pasteurised egg white if you are worried about safety. I made some on Sunday, put melted chocolate on the tops on monday and put them in sealed box.
ONly have 2 left but am sure they would have a load more days. You are supposed to leave them overnight to 'set' anyway so mroe time out won't hurt them.