{"id":34129,"date":"2023-03-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=34129"},"modified":"2023-03-24T07:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:31:24","slug":"candy-buttons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/candy-buttons\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Buttons A Simple Colorful Nostalgic Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the #SpringSweetsWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candy Buttons, aka Candy Dots, are a wonderfully easy throwback candy that can be customized with different flavors and colors to suit the occasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to keep scrolling past the recipe to get some Spring Sweets Week deliciousness including more recipes and a giveaway.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Strips of paper with blobs of flavored colored sugar on them. How exciting! Haha! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you put it like that, these don't seem that thrilling. But to most adults they are reminiscent of our childhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And kids still think they are fun treats. Even my teen thought they were pretty cool (or whatever word he uses for good these days). He took his job of testing the three flavors very<\/em><\/strong> seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily these are ridiculously simple to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients and Substitutions for Candy Buttons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Candy Buttons are basically dots of Royal Icing. Yup, that crunchy icing on cookies and the stuff that holds gingerbread houses together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are only a few ingredients: egg whites, cream of tartar, powdered sugar, flavoring and coloring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not want use the egg whites and cream of tartar, you can use meringue powder<\/a> or use this recipe that uses corn syrup instead<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used food coloring gel for my colors, but if you want to go natural you may want to check out these from Selefina Spices<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the paper I used parchment paper since I thought they'd be apt to slide off waxed paper too easily. Parchment has a bit more texture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are also going to need piping bags and a narrow tip, or plastic baggies with a tip cut off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Template for Candy Buttons <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the photo below you might notice I tried to do an egg shape for Easter. I am not the best piper in the land, so I abandoned that prospect and just went with the dots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn from my mistake #2. I tried to cut the parchment paper after<\/strong> piping the dots. It is easier to cut the paper then pipe to avoid smudging the already created dots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download free candy button template <\/a>here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor & Colledge<\/h2>\n\n\n
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This recipe uses 3 of my favorite Taylor & Colledge extracts<\/a>: Almond, Lemon and Lavender. Yes, lavender. It tastes like it smells and is wonderful in sweets and drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have peppermint, coconut and vanilla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are their flavor pastes amazing to cook with, the company is one I feel good about supporting considering their commitment to the fair, ethical and sustainable sourcing of vanilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can't find them in your local grocery store, you can easily order from their Amazon store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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