Wedding Mints

WEDDING MINTS

For years, people have made the mint-making process a tradition and its own reason for a get-together. Gathering friends and family around the table to make mints can be almost as exciting as the big event itself. These mints aren’t hard to make, and while many times they’re made using rubber molds to create specific designs like flowers, baby bottles, or bells, you can keep it simple by rolling small balls and making a design by pressing with a fork or even a button. They’re adorable. And always delicious

Yield: about 150 mints
Recipe can be halved or quartered for small events, doubled or tripled for large.

Full-Batch Ingredients
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ tsp. flavoring of your choice
Food coloring of your choice, optional
2 lb. pkg. powdered sugar (about 7 C.)

Half-Batch Ingredients
½ (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
¼ tsp. flavoring of your choice
Food coloring of your choice, optional
1 lb. pkg. powdered sugar (about 3½ C.)

DIRECTIONS
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add flavoring and food coloring, mixing until the color is evenly distributed.

Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating slowly until thoroughly mixed. You can knead in more flavor or color if necessary. To prevent the mixture from drying early, cover with plastic wrap until you’re ready to shape.

Now simply scoop up the candy mixture using a 1 teaspoon measuring spoon, level it off, and roll into a ball. Roll the ball in powdered sugar, set on a rimmed baking sheet lined with waxed paper, and flatten with a fork. Repeat with remaining mixture. While most of the powdered sugar will absorb upon drying, you can roll the balls in granulated sugar instead if you prefer.

Let the mints dry on the wax paper for about 1 hour. Then refrigerate or freeze to store.