Cream Cheese Candies

Name: Cream Cheese Candies
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: about 6 dozen.
Ingredients: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/4 teaspoon peppermint or almond extract; 3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided; Sugar or colored sugar, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + standing YIELD: about 6 dozen.

These homemade mints make a perfect last-minute addition to holiday treat trays. Pretty much everyone in my neighborhood has this recipe now! —Katie Koziolek, Hartland, Minnesota

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon peppermint or almond extract
3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
Sugar or colored sugar, optional

Directions

1. Mix cream cheese and extract until blended. Beat in 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Knead in remaining confectioners' sugar.
2. Shape into 1/2-in. balls. If desired, roll in sugar. Place on waxed paper. Flatten with a fork. Let stand until firm, 1-2 hours. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 24 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 4mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

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