cream cheese mints

How To Make cream cheese mints

• 1

  Soften cream cheese.
• 2

  In a mixer mix cream cheese and powdered sugar.
• 3

  Add peppermint extract (to desired taste)
• 4

  Add food coloring (to desired color). Set aside.
• 5

  Melt chocolate chips in the microwave 1/2 bag at a time.
• 6

  Make a half inch ball out of the cream cheese mixture.
• 7

  Roll the half inch balls in a bowl of the granulated sugar until nicely coated.
• 8

  Take chocolate in a spoon and dollop it into a 1/4 disk onto a sheet pan covered with wax paper.
• 9

  Place the half inch ball onto the chocolate disk.
• 10

  Repeat until mixture is gone.
• 11

  Then place the completed mints into the freezer until chocolate is firm.
• 12

  Mints can be removed from pan and can touch each other with out disassembling. Store in the freezer.
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