Inside my Winter & Summer Hamper

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I thought I'd give this forgotten old classic a bash, the last time I made these I was 10yrs old. I admit I actually indulged in them a little too much, and I've not made them since.

I don't advise for the sensitive toothed.

Ingredients

250g Icing Sugar

1 x Egg White

3 x Drops of Peppermint Essence

3/4 x Drops of Green Food Colouring

50g x Dark Chocolate (optional)

Sieve the icing sugar into a large bowl. Add a little of the egg white and a few drops of the peppermint essence and mix really well. You want the mixture to come together as a soft dough, so keep adding a little egg white until this starts to happen (you might not need to use all of it). Taste the mixture and add more peppermint essence if desired.

Divide the mixture into 20 small balls, then flatten them gently with your fingertips into discs.

Place baking parchment on a large board or tray and space out the discs. Meanwhile, tip the chocolate into a microwavable bowl and heat in 30 second intervals in the microwave until melted, stirring after each blast. Once melted, leave the chocolate to cool for 5-10 mins then carefully dip the peppermint creams in the melted chocolate until they are half coated. Lay them back on the baking parchment to set for 3-4 hours or overnight.

I found this recipe on BBC Good food, as I do find a lot of their recipes work very well.