Cream Cheese Mints

Recipesfull introduces to you: Gluten-Free Recipes. (Cream Cheese Mints). These seem to be everyone's favorite holiday candy recipe. Could be the melt in your mouth texture, or perhaps the sweet peppermint taste. Could also be the fact that this is the easiest candy recipe around! If stored in airtight container, these can be frozen for a couple months. These can also be made into pretty shapes by rolling in granulated sugar, pressing into candy molds, and dropping them out.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Additional: 2hrs

Total: 2hrs30 mins

Servings: 16

Yield: 8 dozen

Cream Cheese Mints

Ingredients

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

1 tablespoon butter

softened

3 cups confectioners' sugar

2 drops peppermint oil

1 drop any color food coloring paste

Diet and Healthy

Directions

Step 1

In a large bowl combine cream cheese butter and confectioner's sugar. Mix in peppermint oil. Color as desired with food coloring paste or leave white.

Step 2

Roll mixture into small balls and place on waxed paper. Flatten with a fork dipped in confectioners' sugar. Let dry for about 2 hours on waxed paper then freeze or refrigerate.

Nutritional Information

Cream Cheese Mints

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 112.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.4g 1%

Carbohydrates: 22.6g 7%

Sugars: 22g

Fat: 2.6g 4%

Saturated Fat: 1.6g 8%

Cholesterol: 7.8mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 93.7IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Folate: 0.7mcg

Calcium: 4.7mg 1%

Iron: 0.1mg

Magnesium: 0.3mg

Potassium: 7mg

Sodium: 21.1mg 1%

Calories From Fat: 23.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.