Alternative:Cream Cheese Mints

| Cuisine of Canada

Ingredients

• 4 oz/125g softened cream cheese
• 3½ cups / 875mL icing sugar
• ⅛ teaspoon/ 0.5mL peppermint flavouring
• ¾ cup / 175 mL granulated sugar

Procedure

1. Combine cream cheese, icing sugar and peppermint flavouring in large bowl. Stir until mixed.
2. Roll dough into small balls.
3. Roll balls in bowl of icing sugar.
4. Press small balls with bottom of glass until flat.
5. Chill. Store in airtight container.

Makes 148 mints.