Cream Cheese Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. flavoring (oil of peppermint, oil of spearmint, etc.)
2 1/4 c. confectioners sugar
food coloring as desired (I use coloring paste)

Preparation

Mix by hand.
Stir cream cheese until soft.
Add coloring and flavoring.
Gradually add sugar.
Knead until consistency is like pie dough. (For firmer mix, add more sugar.)
Roll into marble sized balls.
Dip one side in granulated sugar.
Place sugar side down into mold, pressing firmly from edge to center.
Scrape off excess.
Unmold at once onto wax paper.
Makes about 24 to 36 pieces.