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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 mints 13g Recipe makes 96 mints)
Calories 53
Calories from Fat 16		(30%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 1.8g	2%
	Saturated Fat 1.1g	5%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 5mg		1%
Sodium 13mg		0%
Potassium 3mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 9.5g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 9.3g
Protein 0.2g		0%
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Cream Cheese Mints

Recipe #46026 | 4½ hours | 30 min prep | add private note

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By: Kannwilson
Nov 15, 2002

I made these for my wedding and my daughter makes them every year at Christmas. They are wonderful. The cook time is the approximate drying time.

96 mints (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
2 lbs powdered sugar
liquid food coloring (red, green, yellow, or as desired)
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or wintergreen extract

Directions

1
Combine cream cheese and butter in saucepan.
2
Stir over low heat until butter is melted, cheese is soft and the mixture is well blended.
3
Add the powdered sugar.
4
Stir until well combined.
5
Add a few drops of food coloring and your choice of flavoring.
6
You can divide the batch to make more color choices.
7
Roll into 1 inch balls.
8
Place on wax paper and press with a fork, glass bottom or cookie/candy stamp.
9
Let stand at least 4 hours until mints are firm and dry on the outside but the inside is moist and creamy.

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From: ZeeCooks

On Apr 28, 2007

I've been using this recipe for years and my kids love them. I typically make green, pink (trying for red!) and white at Christmas.

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From: Jellyqueen

On Apr 4, 2006

These mints were really good. I used the mixer also and these made up pretty good. They never did harden quite as much as I like, but they went over well, just the same. Thanks for a great recipe.

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From: winkki

On Jul 31, 2005

I was looking all over for a recipe that I'd gotten from a friend in college in central Kansas...yours looked like and when I saw where you were from, I knew it had to be the same, lol! These were so easy to whip up that my 3 yr old got to help. I followed the other two reviews and used a hand mixer to blend everything. I was going to use a pastry tip but it was so warm in my kitchen that nothing would keep its shape. I broke it into two batches (two colors) and kept one bowl of mix chilled while I worked with the other, then switched back and forth as the color I was using would get too warm. I tried using chilled glasses to flatten the mints but finally just ended up doing it by hand. They worked out fine that way, though, and garnered a lot of recipe requests at the reception. Thanks so much!

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From: Barb Gertz

On Dec 16, 2002

These are very good, I used Mint flavoring. Used a hand mixer for blending the butter and cream cheese together.worked great, also mixed in more powdered sugar when shaping the balls and flattened with a fork. Next time I think I will use a pastry tube instead of shaping into balls then flattening. Thanks for the recipe.

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