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Cream Cheese Mints




Source of Recipe


Marilee - Sister Goldie's Daughter


Recipe Introduction


NOTES : Makes approximately 200 mints.
Note: Green or pink food coloring -- wintergreen flavor
Yellow coloring -- lemon flavor
Pink or plain -- peppermint

For chocolate mints, add 3 tsp. cocoa and 1/2 tsp. vanilla.




List of Ingredients




8 Oz. Cream Cheese (room temperature)
1/2 tsp. Flavoring
Food coloring as desired
3 1/2 cups Confectioner's Sugar (approximate)

Yield: "200 Mints"


Good luck and enjoy these wonderful little mints.




Recipe



Beat cream cheese until soft. Add coloring and flavoring. Gradually add sugar. Knead until consistency is like pie dough (for firmer mix add sugar). Roll in marble-sized balls.
Dip one side into granulated sugar or colored crystal sugar. Place, sugar side down, into cavity of mold, pressing from edge to center. Unmold at once onto wax paper.