#CANDY CANE PEPPERMINT CHRISTMAS TREE HOW TO#

I bought some new copper cookie cutters from the grocery store. The full printable recipe is at the end of this post, but here’s what you’ll need: Now, moving right along, here’s what you’re going to need to do… Melted Peppermint Candy Ornaments | Christmas Candy Ornaments This is a collection of what my first four attempts looked like… But there’s a few things they don’t tell you, and I’m going to fill you in so you don’t end up with the same frustrations that I had. When you look at all the tutorials for these floating around on Pinterest, (this is the tutorial I pinned almost three years ago!) they’re all easy peasy, throw it in the oven and it will melt.

#CANDY CANE PEPPERMINT CHRISTMAS TREE HOW TO#

It’s entirely possible that I’m missing the part of the brain that tells you how to properly melt peppermint candies? (We all know I’m not the most established baker…) Because it took me four tries to get these right. (Make sure you read the section below on what NOT to do if you plan to make these yourself!!!) So I kept trying, and they eventually worked – and I’m going to tell you exactly what to do, and what NOT to do. But I’m waaaaaaaaaay too stubborn for that! It looked sooooo easy! But after a couple failed batches my husband tried to convince me to give up. Now, don’t get me wrong, they’re really easy to make, and they look super cute, but I had a few moments where I was cursing Pinterest for leading me astray. You know when you see an idea on Pinterest, and you get really excited, and you think to yourself, “Oh! Oh! Oh! I’ve gotta try this!”? That’s how I felt about these melted peppermint candy ornaments! I have wanted to try making them for YEARS.

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