Soft Cream Cheese Mints

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)

• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1/4 teaspoon butter flavor extract or flavoring
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3 drops food coloring (optional)
• sugar (optional)
• your favorite frosting (optional)
• dipping chocolate (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   With an electric mixer, combine cream cheese & peppermint extract. Mix in powdered sugar gradually until smooth. Knead in the last of the powdered sugar with hands. Add food coloring if desired & knead until easily rolled into balls.

2. 2

   Roll into 3/4” balls. Then, you can roll in sugar if desired. Or -- you can flatten with a juice glass that has a pretty bottom. Or -- you can press them into candy molds. You can then leave them as is, or dip them in chocolate or whip up some frosting & pipe some small flowers & leaves onto them. The possibilities are endless.

3. 3

   Cover with paper towels & let dry overnight (obviously, you’ll have to figure something out for covering them if you piped a frosting design of sorts onto them). Store tightly covered in refrigerator until serving, or store in freezer for up to 1 month.