Cream Cheese Mints

Name: Cream Cheese Mints
Ingredients: 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese; 1/4 c. soft butter or margarine; 2 lb. powdered sugar; few drops food coloring (red, green or yellow); 1/2 tsp. peppermint, wintergreen or lemon extract

5 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Combine cream cheese and butter in heavy bottomed saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese is soft, butter is melted, and the mix is blended.
2

Add the powdered sugar and stir until well combined.
3

Add your choice of food coloring and flavoring; 2 or 3 different choices of color can be used by dividing the mix.
4

Roll into 1-inch balls.
5

Place on a sheet of waxed paper.
6

Press with fork.
7

Let stand, uncovered, 4 hours, or overnight, until mints dry and firm.
8

Inside will be creamy.