cream cheese mints
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These are alot of work but delicious! Sometimes I make them for Christmas, one year I made a double batch and had 8 different flavors - green mint, yellow lemon, pink strawberry, orange-orange, brown chocolate, blue coconut, white vanilla, and purple cherry (I've never seen grape extract). Leaving them out to dry overnight is challenging if you own cats who don't understand what "stay off the table/counter" means, but that problem is solved with inverted cookie sheets! :)
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For cream cheese mints
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1 pkg8 oz. cream cheese
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1/4 cbutter, softened
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2 lbpowdered sugar
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a few drops of food coloring (as desired)
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1/2 tsppeppermint, wintergreen, lemon, or any extract(s) of your choice.
How To Make cream cheese mints
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1Combine cream cheese and butter in heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese is soft, butter is melted, and mixture is thoroughly blended.
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2Add powdered sugar and stir until well combined.
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3Add your choice of food coloring and flavoring. If desired, divide the whole batch to male 2 or more colors choices, adding extract to taste.
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4Roll into 1-inch balls. Place on waxed paper and press with fork or cookie stamp.
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5Let stand, uncovered, about 4 hours or overnight, until mints are firm and outside is dry, but inside is still moist and creamy.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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