MINTED BUTTER

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I prefer to serve this mint butter with scones, but it goes well with other breads, too. When I make the butter, it's only with mint fresh from our garden.-Sherry Smeltzer, Osage Beach, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

In a bowl, cream butter. Beat in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 116mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.