Cream Cheese Candies

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  • Average
  • 15 mins
  • 180 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp flavoring - peppermint, vanilla butter, lemon, banana, etc.
  • Food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in saucepan over med heat
Add cream cheese, stir until softened and partly melted into butter

Step 2

Turn off heat. Add 4 cups powdered sugar to pan and stir to form soft dough

Step 3

Divide dough into 4 portions (or however many colors and flavors you want to make) Add 1/4 tsp flavoring to each portion of dough, stir well

Step 4

Color dough by adding few drops of food coloring to each portion of dough. Shape the candies into rounds of about 1/2 tsp each. Score with fork

Step 5

Dry on wax or parchment paper for a few hours until set. Store in sealed container in refrigerator

Can use different colors and flavors for any occasion