Recipe - Holiday Peppermint Candies

4 ounce Cream Cheese; softened
1 tablespoon Margarine
1 tablespoon Light corn syrup
One fourth teaspoon Peppermint extract
4 cup Powdered sugar
Green and red food coloring
Sifted powdered sugar
Green Red And White
Coloring, Red And White
Decorating icing (optional)

Beat cream cheese, margarine, corn syrup and extract in large mixing bowl
at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add 4
cups powdered sugar; mix well. Divide mixture into thirds. Knead few drops
green food coloring into one third; repeat with red food coloring and
second third. Wrap each third in plastic wrap. Working with one color
mixture at a time, shape into 3/4inch balls. Place on waxed paperlined
cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of glass that has been lightly
dipped in sugar. • Repeat with remaining mixtures. Decorate with icing.
Chill. 5 dozen

Prep time: 30 minutes plus chilling

Recipe by: diane@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 279 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 20, 1997