Cream Cheese Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/4 c. soft butter or margarine
2 lb. powdered sugar
few drops food coloring (red, green or yellow)
1/2 tsp. peppermint, wintergreen or lemon extract

Preparation

Combine cream cheese and butter in heavy bottomed saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese is soft, butter is melted, and the mix is blended.
Add the powdered sugar and stir until well combined.
Add your choice of food coloring and flavoring; 2 or 3 different choices of color can be used by dividing the mix.
Roll into 1-inch balls.
Place on a sheet of waxed paper.
Press with fork.
Let stand, uncovered, 4 hours, or overnight, until mints dry and firm.
Inside will be creamy.