Mint Patties

  • Recipe By
  • Published May 14th
  • Ready In1h 30m
  • Servings48
  • Calories71
The mixture for the mint centers is simple for making mints.

Mint Patties Ingredients

The following are the ingredients needed to make delicious Mint Patties for 48 servings:

  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 3 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 2 drops peppermint oil

Mint Patties Cooking Instructions

  • Prep1h 30m
  • Cook-
  • Ready In1h 30m

To cook Mint Patties, you need about 1 hour 30 minutes of preparation time. The following are the steps to cook Mint Patties easily:

  1. 1 In a medium bowl, cream together confectioners' sugar and margarine. Blend in corn syrup and peppermint oil. Adjust peppermint oil to taste. Chill 30 to 60 minutes, until firm enough to form into patties.
  2. 2 Shape into balls or patties and chill again for 30 minutes more. Eat as is or dip in melted chocolate and chill again before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 71 calories; 3.7 grams of fat; 9.7 grams of carbohydrates; 0 grams of protein; 0 milligrams of cholesterol; 45 milligrams of sodium.

  1. Aug 19th 2014

    The dogh never got hard enough for balls

  2. Dec 31st 2013

    I love this recipe! I've made it twice with no problem. Everyone loved them. I followed the recipe exactly. Make sure you chill them for an hour, as you are forming the patties your hands ar ...

  3. Dec 17th 2011

    So I was nervous about making this recipe after reading reviews but it's the only mint one I could find so I went for it. I did 2 C. pwd sugar, 1/3 c. margarine, 1 TBS corn syrup(or a tad ...

  4. Jun 4th 2010

    very soupy. after reading other reviews, I was prepared to add lots of powdered sugar. Even after 3 extra cups of powdered sugar it was still not the right texture. It was entirely too grain ...

  5. Feb 10th 2007

    The mesurements on this recipe is just not right. I wish I had read he review before I made it. it was just like soup & I added 1 1/2 to 2 more cups of conf. sugar & still not solid ...

  6. Jan 22nd 2006

    This did not turn out at all. I did everything exactly as instructed, but even after refrigerating over 24 hours these still were runny. I added three more cups powdered sugar and they sti ...

  7. Sep 24th 2003

    This was quite a disaster. I was looking for a good mint patty recipe with a firm filling, however even after FREEZING the mint filling, it was not firm enough to form a ball or a patty for ...

  8. Oct 24th 2001

    I love these mints. If the patties don't thicken don't give up just keep adding powdered sugar and kneading. You won't be disappointed

  9. Aug 17th 2001

    The mint center filling didn't thicken enough to make patties, so I spread the mixture on a cookie sheet and poored melted chocolate on top and then cut them up.