Peppermint Candy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (or few drops peppermint oil)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• green food coloring
• red food coloring
• sifted powdered sugar
• green decorating icing (optional)
• red decorating icing (optional)
• decorating icing (optional)
• melted chocolate (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese, butter, corn syrup and extract in large mixing bowl at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.
• 2 gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar; mix well.
• 3 divide mixture into thirds. knead a few drops green food coloring into one third; repeat with red food coloring and the second third. leave the last third .
• 4 wrap each third in plastic wrap.
• 5 working with one color mixture at a time, shape into 3/4-inch balls.
• 6 place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. flatten each ball with bottom of glass that has been lightly dipped in confectioner's sugar.
• 7 repeat with remaining mixtures.
• 8 decorating with icing or melted chocolate.
• 9 chill.