Old School Mints...

 Midwesterners love their cream cheese...  

Attend any sort of gathering; family parties, 

birthday celebrations, card clubs, 

cream cheese is a primary cast member...  

We Midwestern folks have created a whole plethora of cakes, 

pies, appetizers, candies and casseroles 

where good old Philadelphia Cream Cheese 

is figured into the recipe...  

Don't get me wrong, cream cheese makes food tastier, 

even if it isn't so good for the derriere'... 

So, my dear friend and next door neighbor, Chris, 

is throwing a pre-prom photo session/party 

for her eldest daughter this week...  

And without a second thought, 

I decided there HAD to be cream cheese mints 

on the party table... 

Now, I haven't ever made these little guys, 

but the memories of those delicious, addictive mints 

gracing so many celebrations of my past, pushed me to

search my other BFF, Pinterest, for a recipe...  

And there it was, thanks to Kitchen Trial and Error, 

for this easy and yummy mints recipe...  

Really, there's nothing to it...  

Whip 3 ounces of softened cream cheese 

until it is light and fluffy...  

Add just one drop of food coloring...

  

I chose minty green...  

Add 1/4 tsp of mint extract...  

Now add 4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 

in 1/2 cup increments...  

The dough will be very stiff, but if it is too crumbly, 

add more softened cream cheese in teaspoon additions...  

Next is the fun part...  

Pull apart 1 1/2 teaspoon-sized chunks 

and roll them into little balls...  

The dough should be Play Dough consistency...  

Then drop the minty ball into a small vessel

of granulated sugar and coat it all over... 

Place the sugar coated mint onto wax paper 

and gently flatten the sphere with a fork... 

 Voila'!  

Aren't they cute?  

These babies taste sooo good, too...

  

I am going to have to get them next door asap 

so I don't eat them all!!  

It took me about an hour,

 start to finish to make the mints, 

so it's a good quick treat to make as a hostess gift 

if you are invited to an impromptu barbecue, 

or you can hide them in the back of the fridge 

for your own personal, secret snack... 

 Not that I would do something so selfish...  

Okay, yes I would!