To shape the mints, I roll the pastel-colored dough into ropes and swirl the colors or press the dough into the palm of my hand to make sweet coins with a faint thumbprint in the center of each.

5. Shape the Mints I roll small portions of the dough into long ropes, about 1/2-inch thick, and cut them into bite-sized pieces. For a more decorative look, you can also roll them into small ...

At Easter time, they’ll make the mints again, although they’ll be in pastel colors and supplemented by chocolate-mint and lemon-flavored versions. Starting at 9 a.m., the mint-makers began ...