After Dinner Mints

Step 1: Pour water into a medium sauce pan. Sprinkle gelatin over top and let stand for 2 minutes. Heat and stir over medium heat till gelatin is desolved. Remove from heat.

Step 2: Add flavoring.

Step 3: Add 2 cups icing sugar and baking powder, mix well.

Step 4: Add 4 cups icing sugar and kneed with hands till creamy. It may be sticky so keep dusting hands with icing sugar.

Step 5: Divide into 4 portions, Keep portions not being worked with covered with plastic wrap.

Step 6: Roll into long cigar shape about a half inch in diameter.

Step 7: Cut into 1/2 inch pieces with scisors and place on wax-paper lined baking sheet in a single layer.

Step 8: Repeat with other portions and let stand 1 hour to set.

Step 9: Store in plastic bags.