Homemade Butter Mints & Chocolate Butter Mints

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup

butter (softened)

1/4 tsp

kosher salt

1/3 cup

sweetened condensed milk (or this homemade substitute for condensed milk)

3 1/4 cups

powdered sugar *

1/2 tsp

peppermint extract **

Optional: 1/4 cup cocoa powder * (reduce the powdered sugar by the amount of cocoa used)