Cream Cheese Heart Mints
Ingredients
- 3 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 tablespoon butter room temperature
- 3 cups lightly packed powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract or other flavor like vanilla, almond, raspberry, etc
- hot pink food coloring
- 1 inch heart shaped cookie cutter
- extra powdered sugar
Instructions
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Use a food processor to pulse the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until it reaches a crumble.
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Add extract and pulse until it becomes a ball of dough.
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On a non-stick surface coated in powdered sugar, break the dough into 2 even chunks, set one aside.
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Place a few drops of hot pink food coloring on the dough and knead, adding powdered sugar as needed to prevent sticking, until the color is uniform.
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Coat a rolling pin in powdered sugar and roll the dough 1/8th inch thick. Use the cookie cutter to cut hearts and use a thin metal spatual to transfer them to a sheet of wax paper. Continue rolling and cutting the dough until there is about 2 tablespoons left.
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Mix the extra dough into the dough you set aside and kneead, adding powdered sugar as needed to until it is a uniform light pink color.
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Repeat step 5.
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Allow the heart shaped mints to dry on wax paper for at least 2 hours before serving.
Janessa says
January 16, 2016 at 7:19 amThese might not have those silly words on them, but I bet they taste way better than those chalky “heart shaped antiacids”.
Kathy says
January 17, 2016 at 12:00 pmWe made these as Girl Scouts when I was a kid, I’m pretty sure, and I forgot all about them until this post! Thanks for sharing. I know what we’re making for Valentine’s Day this year! ; )
Kati says
January 17, 2016 at 4:11 pmThank you for reminding me about these! We use to make them all the time as kids. I want to make some with my kids for Valentines now. Pinned!
Crystal says
January 17, 2016 at 6:20 pmThese look so yummy! I love soft melting peppermints. Can’t wait to try them with cream cheese.
leigh powell hines says
January 18, 2016 at 11:21 amThese candies look so good. Yum. I use Young Living essential oils, and I”m thinking I could put a few drops of peppermint in with vanilla extract. I think I may try this for my next gathering. Thank you. #smallvictories.
Miz Helen says
January 18, 2016 at 1:07 pmWhat a perfect little gift for Valentine Day, I pinned these to my Valentine Board. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Teri@The Freshman Cook says
January 18, 2016 at 1:51 pmLove these little hearts! They sound like they taste great too, with the cream cheese added! Thanks for sharing at Celebrate It!
Charlene says
January 18, 2016 at 2:09 pmOh my goodness this is brilliant! Definitely trying for valentine’s day!
Ashley @ The Party Girl says
January 18, 2016 at 9:03 pmThese are so sweet, and they’d make perfect little Valentine’s Day favours wrapped in pretty bags. Thank you so much for this recipe – can’t wait to try!
michelle says
January 19, 2016 at 8:11 pmnice! I must try these, they look so pretty 🙂
Mary@SweetwaterStyle says
January 20, 2016 at 6:06 amI have to confess that I am that person at the church social who eats bunches and bunches of the cream cheese candies! I love the idea of making them for valentines day! Thanks for sharing but no thanks for my waistline 🙂
Heather Jacobs says
January 20, 2016 at 11:45 amI love these yummy and cute. Thank for sharing on Inspire Me Wed.
CJ Huang | Morsels of Life says
January 21, 2016 at 10:35 amWhat a fun little food craft for Valentines! They’re so cute. 🙂
Jerri says
January 21, 2016 at 9:17 pmOh! What a fun idea! And so cute! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week.
Valerie says
January 21, 2016 at 10:40 pmYum, I love these, they look so good as hearts!
Danita Carr says
January 22, 2016 at 3:55 pmThese are so cute! Thanks for sharing! #SmallVictories
Jamie @ Medium Sized Family says
January 23, 2016 at 8:33 amCream cheese anything is my favorite, so I know I’ll love these! Pinning. 🙂 Have a great weekend!