Cream Cheese Mints

5 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
  • 1/4 c. soft butter or margarine
  • 2 lb. powdered sugar
  • few drops food coloring (red, yellow, green or as desired)
  • 1/2 tsp. peppermint, wintergreen or lemon extract

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine cream cheese
  2. 2
    and butter in heavy bottomed saucepan. Stir over low heat until soft, butter melted and thoroughly blended.
  3. 3
    Add powdered sugar and stir until well combined.
  4. 4
    Add your choice of food coloring and flavoring.
  5. 5
    You may divide whole batch to make 2 to 3 choices.
  6. 6
    Add extract to taste.
  7. 7
    Roll into 1-inch balls.
  8. 8
    Place on sheet of waxed paper.
  9. 9
    Press with fork or stamp with decorative cookie stamp.
  10. 10
    Let stand uncovered about 4 hours or overnight until mints are firm and outside is dry, but inside is moist and creamy.

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