Pretty Green Butter Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sweet unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream or 1 tablespoon whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
green food coloring
4 dozen red cinnamon candies

Preparation

Beat butter until creamy.
Beat in sugar until blended completely.
Add the cream,extract,and a few drops of food coloring- just enough to tint the mixture a pale pastel green.
Beat until well combined.
DO NOT CHILL!
Put directly into a cookie press fitted with a star tip (depending upon the size of your press, you may need to do this in batches).
Press star shapes onto waxed paper and let stand 30 minutes.
Press a red hot candy into the center of each star and let harden completely.
Store in an airtight container in a cool place.