cream cheese mints

How To Make cream cheese mints

• Step 1
  Soften cream cheese.
• Step 2
  In a mixer mix cream cheese and powdered sugar.
• Step 3
  Add peppermint extract (to desired taste)
• Step 4
  Add food coloring (to desired color). Set aside.
• Step 5
  Melt chocolate chips in the microwave 1/2 bag at a time.
• Step 6
  Make a half inch ball out of the cream cheese mixture.
• Step 7
  Roll the half inch balls in a bowl of the granulated sugar until nicely coated.
• Step 8
  Take chocolate in a spoon and dollop it into a 1/4 disk onto a sheet pan covered with wax paper.
• Step 9
  Place the half inch ball onto the chocolate disk.
• Step 10
  Repeat until mixture is gone.
• Step 11
  Then place the completed mints into the freezer until chocolate is firm.
• Step 12
  Mints can be removed from pan and can touch each other with out disassembling. Store in the freezer.
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