Best Easy Cream Cheese Mints Recipes

Fast and Easy Cream Cheese Mints image

Provided by Michele Osborne

Categories Candies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 oz cream cheese
2 lb powdered sugar
1 pinch paste color
to taste flavoring or extract

Steps:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Knead with hands until it resembles a pie dough.
2. Roll into small balls and dip into granulated sugar to keep the mints from sticking to the mold
3. Press into desired molds. Pop out immediately. If you don't have a mold roll into a rope and snip in desired lengths. Just sprinkle area with alittle sugar to keep from sticking.
4. Mints can be eaten immediately or stored in a covered container indefinately in the refrigerator.
5. Note: You can also use liquid food coloring but the paste produces a nice color

EASY CREAM CHEESE MINTS RECIPE. image

Categories Candy Mint

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting the work surface
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (or whatever flavor you want-lemon, orange, lime, almond you can't go wrong)
Food coloring (optional)

Steps:

In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until it comes together in a ball. Add the flavoring and pulse a few more times. Lightly dust a work surface with powdered sugar. Remove the dough from the work bowl and knead in the food coloring. Roll the dough into a rope about 1/2 in diameter. Cut the rope into slices, then roll each slice into a ball. Press the ball with the tines of a fork and allow to dry for about 2 hours on wax paper. Store covered in the refrigerator for about a week or in the freezer for 2-3 months.